Pharm 3 Mood Stabilizers Flashcards
Mania via what brain disruption
Frontal cortical regulation of subcortical areas
Li mechanism
Inositol depletion hypothesis
Block IMPase & IPPae from replenishing IP3
2 cyclase effects
Decrease adenylate cyclase (receptor activated)
Increase basal adenylate cyclase & cAMP
Lithium danger
Narrow therapeutic window
Li in/out
Oral
Excreted in urine
Danger if impaired kidney function
Li reabsorption
Renal proximal tubule
Compete with Na - must watch levels
Thiazide, ACE-I effect on Li
Deplete Na, increase Li reabsorption
NSAID effect on Li
Decrease renal perfusion, increase Li reabsorption
Osmotic diuretic effect on Li
Decrease Li reabsorption
Chronic Li toxicity (4)
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (decreased response to ADH, treat with Amiloride)
Thyroid enlargement
Glomerulopathy
Na retention edema
Li contraindications (2)
Renal impairment
Brady-Tachycardia syndrome (sick-sinus)
Li effect on heart
Depress sinus node (block ion channels)
Li in pregnancy
Crosses placenta, causes Ebsteins malformation
Also in breast milk
Li therapeutic onset
1-2 weeks
Benzodiazepine use
Control mania before lithium kicks in