Medication Treatment

Question 1

Alprazolam Class/ Treatment

Answer 1

Class: Benzo
Treatment: anxiety disorders and panic disorder (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks).

Other medications: Lorazepam
Diazepam, Clonazepam

Question 2

CNS Depressants Name 3:

Answer 2

Barbiturates, Opioids, Alcohol

Question 3

What should you do as a nurse for a patient on Benzo’s?

Answer 3

Check O2, Respirations, level of consciousness

Question 4

Buspirone

Answer 4

• Treat Anxiety
• Not addictive
• Takes 2 -4 weeks to work

Question 5

Things we need to know about Busiprone

Answer 5

• Cause Dizziness/ light headed and headaches
• Nausea and constipation
• Increase suicidal thoughts

Question 6

Buspirone class:

Answer 6

Nonbarbiturate anxiolytic

Question 7

Patient teaching for Buspirone:

Answer 7

Increase fiber
Increase water and movement
Avoid St. John’s worts

Question 8

SSRI’s does what

Answer 8

• Treat anxiety
• Panic disorder
• OCD
• Depression

Question 9

Some SSRI”s

Answer 9

Sertraline
Paroxetine
Fluoxetine

Question 10

Complications from SSRI

Answer 10

• weight gain
• GI bleeding
  -Hyponatremia
• Withdraws ( don’t stop rapidly)
• Bruxism

Question 11

First line med for depression

Answer 11

Fluoxetine

Question 12

SNRI treat what

Answer 12

Major Depression and Fibromyalgia

Question 13

Norepinephrine does what

Answer 13

Increase heart rate

Question 14

Atypical Antidepressants:

Answer 14

Depression
smoking sensation
ADD/ADHD

Question 15

Helps with Smoking sensation

Answer 15

Bupropion

Question 16

Atypical Antidepressants Complications

Answer 16

Headaches
dry mouth
nausea
vomiting
weight loss
Hypertension
Restlessness/ Insomnia
Seizures

Question 17

Vilazodone is apart of what class?

Answer 17

Atypical Antidepressants

Question 18

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Answer 18

Doxepin
Nortriptyline
Amoxapine
Trimipramine
Desipramine

Treat depression, ADHD, Depressive episodes in bipolar disorder, fibromyalgia, ADHA

Question 19

MAOI treats what?

Answer 19

Depression
Bulimia Nervosa

Question 20

Lamotrigine

Answer 20

• Antiseizure med
• Mood stabilizing
• Treat Bipolar

Question 21

Manic is when patients are what

Answer 21

On a High

Question 22

What other medication treat Bipolar

Answer 22

Lithium Carbonate

Question 23

treat Lithium Toxicity

Answer 23

Increase sodium

Question 24

Lithium Side effects

Answer 24

Polyuria
weight gain
renal toxic
Goiter
fine hand tremors
Gi upset

Question 25

Haloperidol treats what?

Answer 25

Schizophrenia
Tourette’s Syndrome
Bipolar Disorder
Psychotic Episodes

Question 26

Medications similar to Halodol

Answer 26

Thiothixene and Loxapine

Question 27

Propofol

Answer 27

Induce sleep for the procedure
Hypotension
Decrease Respiratory effort

Question 28

Ramelteon

Answer 28

Activation of melatonin