Treatment Flashcards
Name 2 psychiatric conditions where Electro Convulsive Therapy is an appropriate treatment
(1 point for each correct answer)
treatment resistant depression
treatment resistant mania
Catatonia
Opiates
Name 3 different opiates
Morphine
Buprenorphine
Heroin
Oxycodone
- Anticonvulsants
- Anxiolytics
- Hypnotics
The above drugs all target which neurotransmitter?
GABA
Name a drug that can be given to treat schizophrenia
Clozapine (Atypical Antipsychotics)
Name a drug that can be given to treat psychoses
Haloperidol (typical antipsychotic)
Name a drug that can be given to treat ADHD
Methylphenidate
Name a drug that can be given to treat severe depression
Venlafaxine
Name a drug that can be given to treat OCD
Risperidone
Drugs that can be given to treat Alzheimers
ACh inhibitors
Donepezil aricept
Galantamine
Rivastigmine
Memantine
Antipsychotics work by blocking which receptor
D2 Dopamine receptors
First line treatment for generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder
SSRI
First line treatment of
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Hint S
SSRI
Sertraline 50 - 200 mg
+ CBT
or accept
Venlafaxine 75 - 150 mg
First line treatment of
OCD
(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
SSRI
Fluoxetine 20 - 60 mg
+ CBT
or accept
Paroxetine 40 - 60 mg
Sertraline 50 - 200 mg
First line treatment of
Panic Disorder
Hint C
SSRI +/- BDZ
Citalopram 20 - 60 mg
+ CBT
or accept
Escitalopram 5 - 20 mg
Paroxetine 20 mg
First line treatment of
PTSD
Hint P
SSRI
Paroxetine 20 - 50 mg
+ CBT
or accept
Sertraline 50 - 200 mg
First line treatment of
Social Anxiety Disorder
Hint People
SSRI
Paroxetine 20 - 50 mg
+ CBT
Name atypical antipsychotics
aripiprazole risperidone chlorpromazine Amisulpride clozapine olanzapine quetiapine
Borderline personality disorder
Efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
Unstable interpersonal relationships which alternate between idealization and devaluation
Unstable self image
Impulsivity in potentially self damaging area (e.g. Spending, sex, substance abuse)
Recurrent suicidal behaviour
Affective instability
Chronic feelings of emptiness
Difficulty controlling temper
Quasi psychotic thoughts
He was started on fluoxetine eight weeks ago for depression and is now requesting to stop his medication as he feels so well. How much longer will he need to stay on this SSRI to safely withdraw?
6 months
You prescribe Mr Smith Lithium to take to help stabilise his type 1 bipolar disorder symptoms. He presents with polyuria and polydipsia when he come back for review. Random glucose and fasting glucose are both normal. What is the diagnosis of this lithium complication?
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
