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OnlineMedEd: Psychiatry - Psych Pharm II Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

SSRIs should be used to treat chronic anxiety disorders like _____________.

A

OCD, GAD, and PTSD

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2
Q

Performance anxiety can be treated with _______________.

A

non-selective beta-blockers

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3
Q

The positive symptoms of schizophrenia arise from too much dopamine in the ____________ system.

A

mesolimbic

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4
Q

The low-dose first-generation antipsychotics are _____________.

A

chlorpromazine and thioridazine

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5
Q

Sedation is most prominent in which antipsychotic?

A

Quetiapine

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6
Q

Typically, when administering a second-generation antipsychotic you want to do _____________ first.

A

an EKG (to assess for QT prolongation)

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7
Q
Give the antipsychotic recommendations for the following cases: 
•Calm, compliant patient
•Agitated, noncompliant patient
•Noncompliant patient with dysphagia
•Chronically noncompliant person
A
  • Calm, compliant patient: PO SGAs
  • Agitated, noncompliant patient: IM olanzapine or haloperidol
  • Noncompliant patient with dysphagia: ODT of olanzapine or risperidone
  • Chronically noncompliant person: depo arirpiprazole
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8
Q

List three treatments for akathisia.

A
  • Beta-blockers
  • Decreased dose of offending medication
  • Anticholinergic agents
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9
Q

Acute dystonia is usually treated with ______________..

A

anticholinergics

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10
Q

How should you approach tardive dyskinesia?

A

Screen people on antipsychotics for tardive dyskinesia every six months. If they develop TD, then lower the medication dose or switch meds.

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