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1
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Treatment for ADHD

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Methylphenidate

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2
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Treatment for bulimia nervosa

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SSRI (fluoxetine)

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3
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Ataxia + internuclear opthalmoplegia + confabulation

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Wernicke Korsakoff

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4
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Seizure + bugs crawling on skin + confusion

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Delerium tremens

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5
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Intoxication eye clues:
Mydriasis
Miosis
Horizontal/vertical nystagmus

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Mydriasis = LSD, amphetamine, cocaine
Miosis = opioids
Nystagmus = PCP
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6
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Heavy feeling in arms and legs + increased sleep + weight gain

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Atypical depression

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7
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What are the 2 low potency typical antipsychotics?
“CHeating THeives are LOW”
What is their major side effect?

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Chlorpromazine and thioridazine

Anticholinergic and sedation

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8
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What are the side effects of the high potency typical antipsychotics?

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Extrapyramidal (acute dystonia, parkinsonism, akathasia, and tradeoff dyskinesia) and neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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9
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What is the major side effect of atypical antipsychotics?

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Weight gain

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Indications for typical antipsychotics

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Psychosis, acute mania, tourette syndrome (fluphenazine, high potency typical)

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What are the 4 extrapyramidal side effects and when do they occur?

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  1. Acute dystonia (days) - spasms
  2. Parkinsonism (1 mo) - bradykinesia
  3. Akathasia (2 mo) - compulsion to move
  4. Tardive dyskinesia (mo-yrs) - lip smacking
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Delerium + rigidity/myoglobinuria/fever + autonomic instability

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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13
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What are 2 treatments for neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

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Dantrolene and bromocriptine (DA agonist)

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Indications for atypical antipsychotics

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Psychosis, bipolar/depression, OCD/anxiety/tourette syndrome

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15
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What antipsychotic has the strongest association with wright gain?

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Olanzapine

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16
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Which antipsychotic can cause agranulocytosis? How frequently must CBCs be monitored?

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Clozapine

Once per week

17
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What 3 drug categories are used as mood stabilizers in bipolar disorder?

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Li, atypical antipsychotics, and anti-seizures

18
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What are 5 side effects for Li?

“LMNOP”

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L - Li
M - movement (postural tremor)
N - nephrogenic DI
O - hypOthyroidism, nO heart beat (heart block)
P - pregnancy (ebstein anomaly)
19
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Myoclonus/hyperthermia + autonomic instability + flushing/diarrhea + acute mental status changes

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Serotonin syndrome

20
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Treatment for serotonin syndrome

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Cyproheptadine (5HT2 antagonist)

21
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What 4 non-antidepressant drugs can contribute to Serotonin syndrome?

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Amphetamines, sumatriptan, linezolid, and tryptophan

22
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What is the mechanism of:
Citalopram
Duloxetine
Venlafaxine
Doxepin
Amoxapine
Tranylcypromine
Isocarboxazid
Trazodone, nefazodone
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Citalopram - SSRI
Duloxetine, venlafaxine - SNRI
Doxepin, amoxapine - TCAs
Tranylcypromine, Isocarboxazid - MAOIs
Trazodone, nefazodone - 5HT modulators (insomnia)
23
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What are the 2 indications for SSRIs?

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Depression and anxiety disorders

24
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What are the 2 indications for SNRIs?

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Depression and chronic neuropathic pain (fibromyalgia)

25
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What are the 3 effects of TCA OD?

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“Tri-Cs” - Cadiotoxicity (arrhythmias), CNS toxicity (coma, seizures), and antiCholinergics
Most common cause of death = arrhythmias

26
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When is Bupropion contraindicated?

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Bulemics - can cause seizures

27
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What is the best drug therapy for depression in a little old lady that isn’t eating well?

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Mirtazapine - can cause weight gain

28
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What is the other side effect of Mirtazapine that may actually help depression symptoms?

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Sedation - may improve sleep

29
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What is the most common use for Trazodone?

What is the most serious side effect?

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Insomnia (5HT modulator)

Priapism

30
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What antidepressant is used to treat:
Fibromyalgia
OCD
Nocturnal enuresis

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Fibromyalgia - amitryptiline
OCD - clomipramine
Nocturnal enuresis - imipramine

31
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Indication for buspirone (5HT agonist)

Indication for bupropion (NDRI)

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Generalized anxiety disorder

Smoking cessation

32
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What’s the difference between GAD and adjustment disorder?

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GAD is > 6 mo

Adjustment disorder is

33
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What causes narcolepsy?

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Decreased orexin (hypocretin) production in the lateral hypothalamus - normally suppresses REM

34
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What 2 drugs can be used to treat narcolepsy?

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Amphetamines or modafinil (non-amphetamine stimulant)

35
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What personality disorder is associated with:
Projection
Increased suicide rate/self mutilation
Splitting

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Projection - paranoid

Increased suicide rate, splitting - borderline

36
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How can you distinguish Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Serotonin Syndrome?

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NMS = rigidity
SS = myoclonus

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