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Passmed Geriatric Medicine - Pharmacological Managements Flashcards

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Acute confusion/agitation

A

1st - haloperidol
If Parkinson’s = lorazepam or quetiapine or clozapine

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Mild/moderate = acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine)
Severe = memantine

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Drugs that can cause fall by way of postural hypotension

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Nitrates
Diuretics
Anticholinergics
Antidepressants
Beta-blockers
Levodopa
ACE inhibitors

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Drugs that can cause fall by way of non-hypotensive mechanisms

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Benzodiazepines
Antipsychotics
Opiates
Anticonvulsants
Codeine
Digoxin
Sedative agents

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Lewy body dementia

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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors + memantine as in Alzheimer’s
AVOID neuroleptics (pts more sensitive = irreversible Parkinsonism)

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