Pharm II-Exam 2 Flashcards
1
Q
- Major neurotransmitter affecting psychopathology
- Describe Serotonin
- What are psychiatric agents
A
- GABA (anxiety, Serotonin, Dopamine
- sleep wakeful, mood, delusions, hallucination, interaction w/ others
- treat chemical imbalances in the brain
2
Q
- Things psychosis can contribute to
- Theory behind psychosis
- What is the major cateogry of psychosis
A
- coping everyday life, difficult processing info, schizophrenia
- Dopamine imbalance
- Schizophrenia, Chronic (college age)
3
Q
- +Schizo, exageration of normal function
- -Schizo- loff of function/motivation. Chronic/Persis
- What is the action of antipsychotics
A
- agitation, delusion, pranoia, hallucination, incoherent speech
- poor self care, poverty of speech, social withdrawal, lack of motivation
- Block doapime receptors in the brain
4
Q
- First generation antipsychotic
- 3 Groups of Phenothiazines
- Side effects of (Aliphatic) Chlorpromazine
A
- Phenothiazines- more side effects
- Aliphatic, Piperazine, Piperidine
- sedation, orthostatic hypotension, EPS (pseudopariksonism)
5
Q
- (Piperazine) Fluphenazine Side Effects
- (Piperidine) Mesoridazine Besylate SE
- A nonphenothiazine
A
- low sedation, strong antiemetic, severe EPS, Akathisia (constant moving about)
- Strong sedation, hypotension, few EPS effects
- Haloperidol
6
Q
- How does fluphenazine used for?
- What can happen if yout ake with alcohol or CNS depressants?
- If you take it with Kava kava what can happen
A
- Schizophrenia
- Increase depression
- increase EPS
7
Q
- What should you educate regarding Fluphenazine?
- What is Haloperidol used for
- When is Haloperidol contraindicated?
A
- need to take med their entire life, non compliance is common
- Chronic psychosis, dementia, schizo, tourette’s
- glaucoma, sedation, liver, kidney CV disease, blood dyscrasias
8
Q
- What is a side effect of all antipsychotic drugs?
- Halperidol SE
- What happens if you take this with alcohol
A
- Agranulocytosis, monitor CBC
- sedation, headache seizures, EPS, dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, dysrhythmias
- increased sedation
9
Q
- What happens if you take Haloperidol with anticholinergics
- What drugs can decrease the effects of Haloperidol
- Factors of EPS Syndrome
A
- increased toxicity
- Phenobarbital, carbamazepine, caffeine
- Pseudoparkinsonism, Acute dystonia, Akathisia, Tardive Dyskinesia
10
Q
- What is Tardive Dyskineisa
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome S/Sx
- Nursing intervention
A
- chewing, sucking motions, protrustion of the tongue
- rigid, fever, bp fluctation, rhabdomyolosis (renal failure), respiratory failure
- Stop taking the drug, administer fluids
11
Q
- How do you tx NMS?
- Name Atypical Antipsychotics
- What does aripiprazole do?
A
- withdrawal of antipsychotics, antipyretics, hypothermic blankets, benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants
- Clazapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Ziparasidone, Aripiprazole
- Wired, Antidepressant, antipsychotic
12
Q
- Advantes of Atypical Antipsychotics?
- Action of atypicals?
- Side Effects of Clozapine?
A
- treats positive and neg symptoms schizo, less likely to cause EPS or dardive dyskinesia
- block serotonin and dopaminergic D4 receptors.
- Weight Gain, Diabetes, agranulocytosis
13
Q
- This drug is an atypical antipsychotic that does not cause agranulocytosis OR EPS.
- What SE does it cause
- Risperidone is an atyp antipsych drug, what are SE’s
A
- Olanzapine
- Restless leg syndrome, insomnia, dizzy, headaches
- EPS, seizures, orthostatic hypotension, hyperglycemia, weight gain, tachycardia, u.reteion
14
Q
- What does risperidone do to antihtn’s
- What drug decreases rispridone?
- If you take risperidone with cisapride what can it cause?
A
- increase effects
- carbamazepine
- dysrhthmias
15
Q
- What does Aripiprazole do?
- What is it used for?
- What are some side effects
A
- stabilizes dopamine, also interferes with seritonin
- schizo, bipolar, major depressive
- headache, agitation, anxiety, insomnia, N/V
16
Q
- What drug should you give Ztrack Im using large gague needle
- How long does it take antipsychotics to become effective?
- How long a=can antipsychotic stay in plastic syringe?
A
- Haloperidol
- 3 to 6 weeks
- within 15 mintues.
17
Q
- What drugs are used to treat short term anxiety (primary)
- Why is long term anxiety not treated with meds?
- What is an anxiolytic drug?
A
- Anxiolytics
- tolerance quickly
- Benzos
18
Q
- Name some Benzodiazapines
- What are the multiple uses for Benzos
- How does Lorazepam work (Ativan)
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- Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Diazipam, Librium
- Anticonvulsant, Muscle relaxant, sedative, perop, anxiolytic
- limbil, thalamic, hypothalamic, inhibits GABA transmission
19
Q
- Side effects of Lorazepam
- What drug is used to reverse benzos from sedation, anasthesia or overdose?
- How do you deliver Romazicon?
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- confusion, drowzy, restless, hallucination, GI upset
- Romaizon
- Iv .2 over 15-30 sec, repeat .2 at 1 min intervals
20
Q
- What do anxiolytics do to phenytoin levels (anticonvulsant)
- What do anxiolytics do to levodopa effects (antiparkinson)
- What does smoking do to anziolytics?
A
- Increase
- Decrease
- Decrease