Schizophrenia Flashcards
positive symptoms
hallucinations
delusions
ideas of influence
disorganized speech
disconnected thoughts
negative symptoms (4 A’s)
flat Affect (no emotional expression)
Alogia (inability to carry a logical conversation)
Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure)
Avolition (lack of motivation)
cognitive symptoms
impaired attention
impaired working memory
impaired executive function
Low potency antipsychotics
chlorpromazine
thioridazine
low EPS risk
high anticholinergic risk
High potency antipsychotics
fluphenazine
haloperidol
high EPS risk
low anticholinergic risk
Acute dystonia
painful prolonged muscle contractions
involuntary buccal, facial, oculogyric movement
may involve back, arms, legs
onset 24-96 hrs after med change
Acute dystonia treatment
anticholinergics
IM Benzos
decrease dose or d/c offending agent
Pseudo-parkinsonism
bradykinesia
tremor
pill rolling
cogwheel rigidity
postural and oral abnormalities
onset 1-2 weeks post med change
Pseudo-parkinsonism treatments
anticholinergics
decrease dose or d/c offending agent
Akathisia
restlessness
pacing
shuffling
compulsion to stay in motion
distress
onset hrs-days after med change
Akathisia treatment
beta blockers
decrease dose or d/c offending agent
Tardive dyskinesia
tongue thrusting, chewing, lip smacking, grimacing, limb twisting, rocking
onset months-years after med change
Tardive dyskinesia reatment
prevention
DC offending agent
First Generation Antipsychotics
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
Fluphenazine (Proxiln)
Haloperidol (Haldol)
Perphenazine (Trilafon)
Thioridazine (Mellaril)
Thiothixene (Navane)
First Generation Antipsychotics ADEs
EPS
QTc prolongation
Prolactin elevation
dermatologic
photosensitivity
blue-gray skin (haldol)
orthostatic HTN
altered thermoregulation