8005 final Flashcards
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EPS cause
exposure to dopamine antagonist med
blocks D2 receptors means inhibiting dopamine and blocking ACH
this leads to more ACH release which turns into EPS
4 EPS symptoms
Dystonia
Akathesia
Parkinsonism
Tardive Dyskinesia
Dystonia sx
torticollis
sustained muscular contraction
oculogyric crisis
Dystonia tx
anticholinergic med
benztropine***
biperiden
diphenhydramine
Akathesia sx
restless
tapping
pacing
can’t sit still – psychomotor restlessness
Akathesia tx
Treatment (beta blocker) – propranolol***
mirtazapine
cyproheptadine
BZDs
i. Avoid polypharm or rapid dose increases to avoid akathisia
Parkinsonism sx
bradycardia
postural instability
tremor
rigidity
shuffling gait
Parkinsonism tx
Treatment (anticholinergic med) –
reduce dose or switch to lower risk med
***benzotropine (caution in elderly),
amantadine (good for elderly)
Tardive Dyskinesia sx, MOA
chronic manifestation
– involuntary movements of lower face, limbs, trunk –
reversibly inhibits VMAT2
Tardive dyskinesia risk factors
early presence of EPS
Tardive Dyskinesia tx
stop Rx
Valbenazine, deutetrabenazine, clozapine,
gingko biloba
serotonin syndrome vs NMS
onset
SS more rapid
serotonin syndrome vs NMS
which is deadly
NMS
serotonin syndrome vs NMS
3 similar sx
fever
Tachy
HTN
serotonin syndrome vs NMS
reflexes
SS: Clonus (hyperreflexia 4+)
NMS: rigidity
serotonin syndrome vs NMS
SS sx not in NMS
diarrhea
serotonin syndrome vs NMS
identifying labs
not SS
But NMS: inc CK, WBC, rhabdo
serotonin syndrome vs NMS
rx associations
SS: SSRI/SNRI, MAOI, linezolid, triptins, analgesics, cough med, St John wort, tryptophan
NMS: Antipsychotics though 1st gen more
serotonin syndrome TX
support flux BP and P,
avoid restraints
BZDs
cyproheptadine, olanzapine
DO NOT USE: propranolol, dantrolene, bromcriptine
NMS tx
DC med
Dantrolene, bromocriptine, amantadine
(too much DA is blocked, give some back)
Cooling measures (tyl & ibu ineffective)
SS to avoid
use wash out of 2 wk between SSRIs to TCAs unless it is fluoxetine, then it is 5 wks
NMS risk for recurrence
30% - start low and slow
SS acronym
Shits – diarrhea
Shivering
Hyperreflexia
Increased Temp
Vital signs instability Encephalopathy Restlessness
Sweating
Dopamine Pathways
Mesocortical
Mesolimbic
Nigrostriatal
Tuberinfundibular