Round 3 Flashcards
What is the Schizophrenia prevalence in the general population?
0.5%-1%
What is the Schizophrenia prevalence for a sibling?
10%
What is the Schizophrenia prevalence for a monozygotic twin?
50%
What drug is purple gray metallic rash over sun exposed areas and jaundice?
Chlorpromazine
What drug is prolonged QTc and pigmented retinopathy?
Thioridazine
If a patient has drug induced Parkinsonism, what do you not give?
L-Dopa
What is the incidence of bipolar in the general population?
1%
What is the incidence of bipolar in a brother who’s brother has bipolar?
80-90%
What stroke would cause bipolar in an older adult?
Right Frontal Hemisphere stroke
Possible EKG signs of Lithium?
T-wave flattening and U-waves
What is the atypical agent with highest risk of EPS and increased prolactin?
Risperidone
What atypical is weight neutral but prolongs QTc, anti-psychotic?
Ziprazodone
What atypical is weight neutral but increases akathisia?
Aripiprazole
Which atypical agent is associated with weight gain?
Olanzapine
Which anti-psychotic can cause orthostasis and cataracts?
Quietiapine (alpha blocking properties)
What are the two lab values to worry about for clozapine?
WBC less than 3000 and ANC less than 1500
What sex based thing can SSRIs be used for?
Premature Ejaculation
What three drugs can really cause depression?
IFN-gamma, methyl-dopa, and Beta Blockers
Left Middle Cerebral Artery, what can that cause?
Depression
What SSRI has the most drug-drug interactions?
Paroxetine
What SSRI do you not have to taper, due to a short half life?
Fluoxetine
What SSRI has the fewest drug-drug interactions?
Citalopram
What is the rationale for depression and sleep issues?
Depression decreases REM latency, the faster I get into REM the more REM I have, and the less rested, I am
Your body rests best not in REM, slow wave sleep
SSRI discontinuation syndrome, what is the most common drug that can cause it? Name 2
Sertraline and Fluvoxamine
What can you not give bupropion too?
Alcoholics, Bulimia, and Epileptics
Venlafaxine is bad for what type of patients? Particularly with St. John’s wort
Hypertension patients
Hypertensive crisis with MAOi, what do I use?
Phentolamine 5 mg
What is leaden paralysis in the morning, sleeping more and gaining weight?
How is it best treated?
Atypical Depression, can affect social functioning
Treated best with MAOi
Children, age 1-3, what are they big for?
Object Permanence, objects are there even when they cannot be seen
Children, age 3-5, what are they big for?
Pre-operational egocentric, child can only understand his perspective, not another perspective