Shelf Review Anki Deck Flashcards
What is nucleus of norepinephrine?
Locus ceruleus
How does lewy body dementia present?
- Hallucinations of little people- Parkinsonism, rapidly progressing
Which antipsychotic is also used as amood stabilizer?
Quetiapine
Antidepressant associated with priapism
Trazodone
Diagnose schizoaffective
Majority time =psychosis + moodAnd
Psychosis alone forat least 2weeks
Diagnosis of Panic disorder
1) At least 1 panic attack-Sudden onset, no known trigger-Autonomic Sx-Feeling of impending doom
2) Fear of attacks in between
What areadvantagesofchlorpromazine?
- Low potency- Approved in children
What mood stabilizers are associated with SIADH?
- Carbamazepine- Oxcarbezipine
Typical age of onset of schizophrenia?
Men: 17-25Women: 25-30Onset after age 40 extremely rare
Diazepam
Benzodiazepine- Fast onset- Longt1/2
Treatment ofperiodic limb movement disorder
Same as restless leg syndrome… (DA agonists, ropinorole/pramipexole) they are highly comorbid
What arecommonside effectsof thetypical antipsychotics?
- Varying degrees of EPS- Varying degrees of anti-HAMH: sedationA (alpha): orthostatic hypoTNM (muscarinic): dry mouth, tachy, urinary retention, blurry vision, constipation
Describe 4 clinical features of narcolepsy
- Daytime tiredness2. Hypnopompic/hypnogogic hallucinations
- Sleep paralysis
- Cataplexy
Diagnose generalized anxiety disorder
Anxious about everything for 6 months3/6- Restlessness- Fatigue- Concentrating difficulty- Irritability- Muscle tension- Sleep disturbance
What are symptoms ofalcohol withdrawalat4-5 days?
- Delirium tremens- Bad VS instability- Visual hallucinations
- Micropsia (things look small)
Diagnose bipolar
1 manic episode
Low glucose with normal c-protein
Factitious disorder: exogenous insulin
2 clinical features of sleep terrors
- Autonomic activation (breathing heard, tachycardic, sweaty)2. Amnesia
What areadvantagesofsertaline?
- Few drug-drug interactions- Used in medically ill and elderly
- Used in anxiety disorders (more anxiolytic than activating)
Which typical antipsychotic is associated with sedation and weight gain?
Chlorpromazine
What aredisadvantagesof(es)citalopram?
- Prolongs QT- Can’t go above 40
Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Smooth philtrum- Microcephaly- Micrognathia- Small low set ears- Hypotelorism
What is the nucleus of serotonin?
Dorsal raphe
Tuberous sclerosis
- Ashleaf spots- Intractable seizures- Mental retardation
What are early symptoms of alcohol withdrawal?
- Tongue tremor (fasciculations)- Tremulous
- Sweat- Anxiety- Irritable
What are the mostdangerousside effectsoflithium?
- Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (ADH receptor blocker)- Renal impairment- Hypothyroid
How do you treatPCP intoxication?
- Haldol- Minimize stimuli
How do you treat opiate withdrawal?
- Clonidine- Immodium- Symptom relief
How do MAOI’s cause hypertensive crisis?
Tyramine interaction- No aged cheeses or cured meats
How do you treat Lewy Body dementia?
Don’t give D2 blockers!- Quetiapine is ok though
How do you treat alzheimer’s dementia?
- Cholinesterase inhibitors: Galantamine, Donepezil,- NMDA antagonist
What aredisadvantagesof risperidone?
- Relatively high incidence of EPS- Hyperprolactinemia
What is the washout period to transition from SSRI to MAO-I? And the exception?
2 weeks- Except fluoxetine
How do you treat huntington’s?
None
How do you treat SSRI discontinuation syndrome?
Restart SSRI
Which SSRI should be used for anxious depressives?
Paroxetine
What aredisadvantagesofquetiapine?
- Side effects are not dose-dependent- Sedation- Weight gain- Dizziness makes hard to tolerate(CATIE)
What aredisadvantagesoffluvoxamine?
- BID dosing (twice a day)- Very short half life: discontinuation syndrome
How long does manialast?
> 7 days or hospitalized
Which TCA’s can be used for chronic pain and headaches?
ImipramineAmitriptylineDoxepin
What is the most dangerous atypical antipsychotic?
Clozapine
What lab abnormalitiescan be seen with valproate?
- LFT’s- Thrombocytopenia
Diagnose atypical depression
Preserved mood reactivity2/4HyperphagiaHypersomniaLeaden paralysisSensitivity to interpersonal rejection
What areadvantagesofquetiapine?
- Useful as sleep aid- Approved as monotherapy as a mood stabilizer
Substance-induced mania can be caused by withdrawal from ___.
- Alcohol- Benzodiazepines
Which TCA is the most 5-HT specific?
Clomipramine
What is themechanism of actionofaripiprazole?
mixed agonist/antagonist
What aredisadvantagesoftopiramate?
- “Dopamax” (makes you slow and tired)- Word finding problems- Kidney stones
What is themechanism of actionofclozapine?
D2 and D4 blockade5HT2A receptor antagonist
Which atypical antipsychoticincreases seizure risk
Clozapine
Which antipsychotic has the highest likelihood of EPS?
Risperidone
Lesch-Nyhan
- Self-mutilation- Motor degeneration
Which benzodiazepine has the least addictive potential?
Clonazepam (slow onset)
Causes of increased liver enzymes?
- Alcohol (AST>ALT)- Acetaminophen/valproate overdose- Alcoholic hepatitis
Causes of hyponatremia?
- Psychogenic polydipsia- SIADH (carbamazepine)- Ecstasy
Which antidepressant is associated with dry mouth, constipation, sedation and weight gain?
TCA’s
How do you treat generalized anxiety disorder?
SSRI
How does t1/2 affect Benzodiazepine use?
- More seizure risk during withdrawal with shortert1/2
How does restless legs syndrome present? (differ from Akathisia)
PHYSICALfeelings of discomfort in legs - creeping, crawling, painAlso relieved by movement(Akathisia is subjective, INNER feeling, not actually physical)
Causes of decreasedK+?
- Laxatives- Anorexia
Which TCA is used for OCD?
Clomipramine
What determines seizure risk of benzodiazepines?
Half-life[ short = worse ]
What is the difference between drug abuse and dependence
Abuse gets you in trouble (ex.DUI, rob, sex, jail, hospital)
Both have physical sithdrawal symptoms, tolerance, impaired control
What is Cotardsyndrome?
Nihilistic delusion that he/she is dead- Somatic/physical delusions (rotting, dust)
Which antidepressants have the highest likelihood of withdrawal?
- Paroxetine- Venlafaxine
How does lithium toxicity present?
- Coarse tremor- Altered mental status- Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
Which mood stabilizer causes cognitive dulling?
Topiramate
“dope-amax”
Alprazolam
Benzodiazepine- Fast-Intermediate onset- Short-Intermediate T1/2
*Addictive due to fast onset, high seizure risk due to short half life
What is the most efficacious atypical antipsychotic?
Clozapine
What substance causesrespiratory alkalosis+metabolic acidosiswith tinnitus?How do youtreat?
Salicylates- Treat with sodium bicarbonate
What substance causes altered mental status, drowsiness, widened QRS on monitor?How do youtreat?
TCA- Treat with bicarbonate and magnesium
What areadvantagesofziprasidone?
NAME?
What areadvantagesofSNRI’s?
- Potentially helps with chronic pain and diabetic neuropathy
Encoporesis is normal until age___.
4
Which benzodiazepine is highly addictive? (besides alprazolam)
Diazepam
How long does hypomania last?
4-7 days
What are symptoms of serotonin syndrome?
- Flushing- Diaphoreis- Myoclonic jerks
What areadvantagesoftrazodone?
- Relatively benign- Commonly used on inpatient unit
What neuroanatomy is responsible for wernicke korsakoff?
Mamillary bodies
When does alcohol withdrawal start?
6-24 hours
What areadvantagesofselegiline?
- Used in Parkinson’s disease- Transdermal form available
Substance-induced psychosis can be caused by intoxication with ___.
PCP, cannabis, LSD
Substance-induced depressioncaused bywithdrawal from ___.
- Cocaine- Meth
What will be seen with alzheimer’s dementia?
Diffuse cortical atrophy
What arecommonside effectsofmirtazapine?
- Appetite stimulation- Sedation (low doses)
Which condition is associated with heart block?
Anorexia
What areadvantagesofrisperidone?
- High potency- Dissolving form (M tab)- Long-acting consta form
Which medications are associated with depression?
- Chronic steroids- Accutane- Interferon- Beta blockers
How do you differentiate between somatizationand hypochondriasis?
- Somatization: nebuloussymptoms- Hypochondriac: fixation on one diagnosis
Rett syndrome
In girls
- Hand wringing- Head stops growing- Regression of language, intellect and motor skills
What is acontraindicationto lithium?
Renal disease
Predominant emotion in anorexia
AnxietyEgo-Syntonic Pathology (exerting CONTROL over weight relieves anxiety)
What areadvantagesoflithium?
- Effective- Not typically associated with weight gain
Low TSH leads to ___.
Anxiety[ hyperthyroidism ]
How do you treatvascular dementia?
Risk reduction (ASA)
What is themechanism of actionofcocaine?
Dopamine, 5-HT, NE reuptake blocker
What fetal abnormality is associated with valproate?
Neural tube defects
What is themechanism of actionofrisperidone?
D2R blockage5HT2A receptor antagonist
Describe delusions in schizophrenia.
Many bizarre delusions
How do you treat bipolar disorder?
- Acute mania: mood stabilizer + atypical antipsychotic- Maintenance: mood stabilizer only
What arecommonside effectsofatypical antipsychotics?
- Metabolic syndrome- Some anti-HAM
Antidepressant that increases seizure risk?
Buproprion
What ischlordiazepoxideused for?
Alcohol withdrawal
What areadvantagesofolanzapine?
- Effective- Zydis form (dissolving tab)(evidence from CATIE study)
How do you treat hypertensive crisis (from MAOI)?
Phentolamine
How do you treat catatonia?
- Lorazepam- ECT
What is themechanism of actionofmirtazapine?
5-HT2a/c, 5-HT3a antagonist
What substance causes anion gap metabolic acidosisand afferent pupillary defect?How do you treat?
Methanol (moonshiners)- Treat with fomepizole
What substance causeshyperthermia, dry flushed skin, tachy, agitated, stumbling around?How do youtreat?
Diphenhydramine- Treat with physostigmine
What is themechanism of actionofbuproprion?
Inhibits reuptake ofnorepinephrineanddopamine
Which SSRI should be used for neurovegetative depressives?
Fluoxetine
What weight is associated with bulimia?
Normal-high
Adjunct antidepressant to promote sleep and appetite?
Mirtazapine
What is themechanism of actionofamphetamine?
Reuptake blocker and release increaser
How does benzo intoxication present?
Similar to alcohol intoxication, but less active
Symptoms of metabolic syndrome
- Hypertension- Insulin resistance- Central obesity- Dyslipidemia (High triglycerides, low HDL)
How does the time to onset affect benzodiazepine use?
Addictive potential
Which atypical antipsychotic causes sedation, weight gain, drooling, cardiomyopathy (reversible) and agranulocytosis?
Clozapine- Require weekly blood draws!
What aredisadvantagesofcarbamazepine?
- Bone marrowsuppression- SIADH
- Many drug-drug interactions!- Deactivates birth control- P450: autoinducer
What is themechanism of actionofolanzapine?
D2R blockage5HT2A receptor antagonist
Reaction to trauma that presagesacute stress disorder
numb, detached, dissociated
What is xanax used for?
- Panic attacks- Highly addictive
Treatment of cataplexy in narcolepsy
GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate)(aka sodium oxybate)(But in real life, Fluoxetine or Venlafaxine)
Chlordiazepoxide
Benzodiazepine- Intermediate onset- Longestt1/2
How does wernicke korsakoffpresent?
- Ataxia- Altered mental status- Abnormal eye movement- Confabulation
Whatdevelopmental disorderis only seen in females?
Rett syndrome- Regression of language, intellect and motor skills
What substance causesabdominal pain, n/v, jaundice and elevated LFTs?How do youtreat?
Acetaminophen- Treat with N-acetylcysteine
How do you treat enuresis?
- Fluid restriction, pee before bed2. Bell and pad (classical conditioning)3. DDAVP (old sources = imipramine)
Diagnose a major depressive episode
Depressed mood or loss of interest for 2+ weeks5/9 Sleep Interest Guilt Energy Concentration Appetite Psychomotor Suicidality[SIGECAPS ]
What are advantagesofbuproprion?
- Can treat sexual side effects- No weight gain- Activating
- Helpful in smoking cessation
What is themechanism of actionofecstasy?
Amphetamines + 5-HT agonist
Typical age of onset for delusional disorder?
Middle age (40s-50s)
Which medications can cause psychosis/delirium?
- Steroids- Levodopa- Benzos- Anticholinergics
How does amphetamine intoxication compare to cocaine?
No coronary symptoms with meth
Causes of hypernatremia?
- Dehydration- Diabetes Insipidus (Lithium)- Alcohol
Which benzos bypass liver metabolism
LorazepamOxazepamTemazepam
How doesopiate intoxication present?
- Pinpoint pupils- Decreased RR
What mood stabilizeris associated withweight loss?
Topiramate
Diagnose acute stress disorder
Trauma +(same 4 Sx clusters as PTSD)BUT onset within 4 wkssx last less than 4 wks
How do you treat OCD refractory to medication?
Deep brain stimulationor cingulotomy
Cause of low Ca++?
Anorexia
Diagnosis of bulimia
Binging (central pathology)With consequent compensatory behavior (eg, purging)
How does cocaine intoxication present?
Angina/MI
First line treatment for anorexia?
None
What aredisadvantagesofzaleplon?
Can be habit forming
Diagnose PTSD
Symptoms > 1 month, onset anytimeTraumatic experience +1) Re-experiencing (flashbacks, nightmares)2) Avoidance3) Hyperarousal4) Mood/Cognitive Sx
Which antidepressant is contraindicated with meperidine (demerol)?
MAOI
What aredisadvantagesofolanzapine?
- Absolute WORST in terms of metabolic effects