Treatments Flashcards
Treatment for atypical depression?
- SSRI
- SSRI
- MAOi (phenylzine or tranylcypromine)
Adverse effects of Clozapine
agranulocytosis, myocarditis, seizures, NMS
What drug can cause myocarditis?
Clozapine
What drugs can cause akathisia?
Typical antipsychotics
SSRIs
Risperidone
Aripiprazole
how long should wash out be between seritonergic drugs
2 weeks
What foods have tyramine
wine (more than 1 glass), aged cheese, fava beans, cured meats
What causes hypertensive crisis aside from tyramine rich foods?
sympathomimetics like pseudoephedrine
How is HTN crisis treated?
phentolamine or IV nitropruside (diastolic >120)
Sx of lithium toxicity?
seizure, delirium, stupor, coma
how does lithium cause leukocytosis?
2/2 granulocyte demargination
what are 2 medical side effects of valproic acid
hepatotoxicity (check LFTs)
pancreatitis (black box warning)
EPS sx in what dopamine pathway?
nigrostriatal ~ substantia nigra, degenerates in PD
Pos sx in schizophrenia what dopamine pathway?
mesolimbic
Neg sx in schizophrenia what dopamine pathway?
mesocortical
Hyperprolactinemia in what dopamine pathway?
tuberoinfundibular (DA inhibits prolactin at the pituitary aka infundibulum)
what atypical can cause QTC prolongation?
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
Treatment for ADHD
stimulants: methylphenidate or amphetamine analogs, atomoxetine (NE reuptake inhibitor), or guanfacine (a2 agonist)
Tourette’s tx
antipsychotics (haldol, pimizole), then clonidine/guanfacine
HIV dementia sx
memory loss and motor sx
L frontal lobe lesion–> ?
depression
R frontal lobe lesion –> ?
mania/hypomania
GAD tx
- SSRIs (escitalopram)
2. Buspirone