Random Flashcards
opioid withdrawal time frame?
6-8 hours
how often are blood tests with clozapine?
weekly blood tests for the first 18 weeks, every 2 weeks until 1 year and every 4 weeks thereafter.
autonomic dysreflexia only happens of injury is above which spinal level?
T6
naloxone moa?
opioid antagonist
pathway involved in addiction?
mesolimbic dopamine pathway
what does alcohol enhance, and inhibit?
enhances GABA
inhibits glutamate (NMDA) receptors
what is used in benzodiazepine overdose?
flumazenil
timeframe after drug overdose that activated charcoal is used?
within 1 hour
risk factors for puerperal psychosis?
bipolar disorder (50%)
previous puerperal psychosis
1st degree relative with history.
25% of those with puerperal psychosis go on to develop bipolar disorder.
length of depression symptoms for diagnosis?
2 weeks
length of OCD symptoms for diagnosis?
2 weeks
length of GAD symptoms for diagnosis?
6 months
length of PTSD symptoms for diagnosis?
1 month
hypomanic vs manic length?
hypomania - 4 consecutive days
mania - 1 week
length of ADHD symptoms for diagnosis?
6 months
length of dementia symptoms for diagnosis?
6 months