Mental Health - Week 6 Tips Flashcards
3 Drugs to D/C 2 weeks before ECT
Lithium
MAOIs
Seizure threshold medications
How to treat post-ECT short term memory loss
Re-orientation
Anxiety Disorder Tx
Assess risks, triggers, and responses
Abuse Cycle (3)
Tension building
Battering
Honeymoon
Communication style if…
Pt is aggressive/violent
calm, short/simple sentences
set boundaires
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) examples (3)
Avoid what herb?
Citalopram (Celexa)
Fluxetine (Prozac)
Sertraline (Zoloft)
St. John’s Wort
Amitriptyline (Elavil) Class and 2 ADFX
Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) Anticholinergic FX and Orthostatic Hypotension
Anticholinergic effects (3)
dry mouth
urinary retention
constipation
Anticholinergic examples (2)
Scopolamine
Dimenhydrinate
Anticholinergic function?
Treat motion sickness
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) examples (3) and function?
Isocarboxazid (Marplan)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
Selegiline (Emsam)
block MAO to brain r/in ↑ norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin (relieve depression)
MAOI ADFX (4)
CNS stimulation
Orthostatic Hypotension
HTN crisis
Local rash
MAOI Rash?
Expected, apply topical glucocorticoid
HTN crisis counter medications (2)?
Phentoalamine (Regitine) IV
Nifedipine (Procardia)
Glucocorticoid function?
Prevent inflammation (not immediate)
Glucocorticoid INHALED examples (5)
Budesonide Fluticasone Formoterol Salmeterol Mometasone Furosate
Glucocorticoid IV examples (2)
Hydrocortisone Sodium succinate
Methylprednisolone sodium succinate
Atypical Antidepressants example and function
Bupriopion HCL (Wellbutrin), treats depression b/c SSRI’s r/in sexual dysfunction
Atypical Antidepressants ADFX (2)
Suppressed appetite
Seizures
GI complications
Serotonin NOREpinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) 2 examples and 3 ADFX
Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
nausea, weight gain, sex dysfunction
Agonists vs. Antagonists
Agonists produce therapeutic effects
Antagonists PREVENT body from performing functions
Antidote Atropine treats…? (2)
Muscarinic Agonists/Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Bethanechol (Urecholine)
Neostigmine (Prostigmin)