Schizo Flashcards
Positive symptoms
Hallucinations, delusions, ideas of influence from external forces, disorganized speech/disconnected thoughts
-dopamine antagonism
Negative symptoms
Flat affect (no emotion), alogia (inability to carry convo), anhedonia (no pleasure in anything), avolition (lack of drive/motivation)
-SGA/atypical agents
FGA APS
-chlorpromazine (low potency)
-fluphenazine (high potency)
-haloperidol (high potency)
-perphenazine (med potency)
-thioridazine (mod/high potency)
-thiothixene (mod/high potency)
FGA SE
EPS, QTc prolongation, prolactin elevation, photosensitivity, blue gray skin, orthostatic hypotension, altered thermoregulation
SGA APS
Aripiprazole, Asenapine, Brexpiprazole, Cariprazine, Clozapine, Iloperidone, Lurasidone, Lumateperone, Olanzapine, Paliperidone, Pimavanserin, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Ziprasidone
SGA SE
Metabolic syndrome, QTc prolongation, blood dyscrasia/neutropenia’s, seizure threshold, anticholinergic effects, sedation, prolactin elevation, ophthalmic effects
Short acting injectables
Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Fluphenazine, Olanzapine, Ziprasidone
Long acting injectables
Fluphenazine, Haloperidol, Aripiprazole, Olanzapine, Risperidone, Paliperidone
Aripiprazole clinical pearls
-May be activating and less sedating than other AEDs
-Insomnia, AKATHISIA, restlessness
-LAI
-Can cause IMPULSIVITY bc of dopamine agonism
-ODT contains phenylalanine (allergy)
-Can be used in peds
Asenapine clinical pearls
-little weight gain, least sedating and anticholinergic
-do not eat or drink 10 mins after taking SL tab
-High risk QTc, topical patch can cause skin irritation, anaphylaxis can occur
Asenapine CI
severe hepatic diseases
Brexpiprazole (Rexulti) clinical pearls
-Impulsivity
-Akathisia (dose related), long half life (91 hrs), fewer metabolic changes
Cariprazine clinical pearls
-Akathisia (dose related), long half life (2-4 days)
Paliperidone (Invega)
-EPS, Prolactin
-LAI
-Can be used in PEDs
-No PO overlap required
-Food inc bioavailability
-Tab can be in stool
-Acts like FGA
-Must be on Sustenna for 4 months before put on trinza
Clozapine clinical pearls
-Blood dyscrasia, metabolic risk, REMs program
-For refractory illness (suicidality), QTc, seizures, myocarditis, constipation, hypersialorrhea, worst for metabolic conditions (cholesterol/BP meds can help)
-Seizure risk inc with dose so might need a AED (mood stabilizer)
-If interrupted >48 hours, need to restart at lowest dose
-REMs: first 6 months: weekly draws, next 6 months: biweekly draws, 1 year: draws every month
-Should avoid benzos (lorazepam)
-orthostasis
-sedation