psych Flashcards
typical antipsychotics
“haloperidol and the zines”
haloperidol
chlorpromazine
fluphenazine
prochlorperazne
atypical
Aripiprazole
risperidone
Clozapine
olanzapine
quetiapine
neuroleptic malignant syndrome
common with typical
hyperthermia
muscular rigidity
autonomic dysfunction
bipolar 1
presents with severe manic episodes
hospital episodes frequent
bipolar 2
hypomania interspersed with depressive episodes
manic episodes less severe
PHQ-9 score
5-9 mild depression
10-19 moderate depression
> 20 severe depression
1st line antidepressant
if heart disease?
if + aspirin
fluoxeteine or citalopram
- sertraline
if SSRI + aspirin / nsaid- take omeprazole
features of anorexia nervosa bloods
hypokalaemia
low FSH, LH, oestrogens and testosterone
raised cortisol and growth hormone
impaired glucose tolerance
Patients ≤ 25 years who have been started on an SSRI should be reviewed ?
after 1 week
symptoms of SSRI discontinuation syndrome
Dizziness, electric shock sensations and anxiety are
GAD treatment
SSRIs are the first-line pharmacological therapy for