Physio Flashcards
SSRIs
Fluoxetine- Prozac
Setraline - Zoloft
Paroxetine - Paxil
Fluboxamine-
Haloperidol and Tourette’s
Often results in severe side effects for pt with Tourette’s
Alzheimer’s vs vascular dementia
Primary distinction is an erratic, stepwise deterioration in vascular dementia as opposed to Alzheimer’s
Both have short and long term impairments.
Alzheimer’s
Linked to neurotransmitter abnormalities.
In early stages ACh aka cholinergic plays the biggest role
Puberty
Onset when cells in the hypothalamus secrete gonadotropin releasing hormones which stimulates production of gonadotropic hormones by the pituitary gland which then stimulate the gonads to release sex hormones
Left right disorientation
Most commonly caused by lesion in left angular gurus in the boundary between parietal and temporal lobes