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Psych Drugs
Psych Drugs Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Generation and/or Classification: Chlorpromazine | Conventional Antipscyhotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Fluphenazine | Conventional Antipscyhotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Thioridazine | Conventional Antipscyhotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Haloperidol | Conventional Antipscyhotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Loxapine | Conventional Antipscyhotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Clozapine | Second Generation Antipsychotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Risperidone | Second Generation Antipsychotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Olanzapine | Second Generation Antipsychotic |
| Generation and/or Classification: Aripiprazole | Third Generation Antipsychotic |
| Name two long-lasting injectable antipsychotics | Haldol and Proloxin |
| What is an atypical D2 blocker (antipsychotic)? | Clozapine |
| What is acute dystonia treated with? | anticholinergics |
| Most antipsychotics block ____ receptors. | D2 |
| What are some benefits of Clozaril? | Weak D2 blocker. Lower incidence of EPS. Inhibit reuptake of serotonin and help treat depression of schizophrenia. |
| What is Pseudoparkinsonism treated with? | Change antipsychotic or give anticholinergic. |
| What is Akathisia treated with? | Change med or add beta blocker, anticholinergic, or benzodiazapine. |
| How is NMS treated? | Discontinue meds and treat symptoms |
| How is tardive diskinesia treated? | None. Decrease or discontinue meds can arrest progression. |
| Subjective need or desire to move. Not a pattern or type of movement. | Akathisia |
| Often experienced as fatigue, lack of interest, slowness, heaviness, lack of drive or ambition, or vague bodily discomforts. Can be confused with depression. | Akinesia |
| Coordinated, involuntary, rhythmic movement of trunk and limbs | Dyskinesias |
| Uncoordinated, often on-sided, spastic jerking of head, neck, face, eyes, tongue, torso, arm/leg muscles | Dystonias |
| Who led crusde to reform treatment and opened 32 mental hospitals? | Dorothy Dix |
| First person to start classifying disorders | Kraeplin |
| Who was responsible for interpersonal dimension; therapeutic client/nurse relationship? | Peplau |
| Who was responsible for focus on client's psychosocial needs and strengths? | Mellow |
| Who was the first American psych nurse? Also, organized education in state hospitals? | Linda Richards |
| What class of drugs interact with serotonin and norepinephrine, regulate mood, arousal, attention, sensory processing, and appetite? | Antidepressants |
| What are three groups of antidepressants? | TCA, SSRI, MAOI |
| Anticholinergic, orthostatic hypotension, lethargy, sedation, wt gain, tachycardia, sexual dysfunction, and gynecomastia are all side effects of what groups of drugs? | TCAs |
| TCAs are contraindicated in what people? | Pregnancy, breastfeeding, recent MI, and liver/kidney disease. |
| What kind of drugs should you use with caution in people with asthma, CV disorders, BPH, glaucoma, and hyperthyroidism? | TCAs |
| What drug group blocks reuptake of norepinephrine and to some degree serotonin? Effective in 4-6 weeks | TCAs |
| Group of drugs that treat agoraphobia, borderline personality, OCD, panic disorder, and schizoaffective disorder? | TCAs |
| Class of drug: Amitriptyline | Antidepressant |
| Class of drug: Bupropion | Antidepressant |
| Class of drug: Fluxotine | Antidepressant |
| Class of drug: Mirtazapine | Antidepressant |
| Class of drug: Paroxetine | Antidepressant |
| Class of drug: Sertaline HCL | Antidepressant |
| Class of drug: Trazadone | Antidepressant |
| Class of drug: Venlafaxine HCL | Antidepressant |
| What group of drugs block serotonin? | SSRI |
| What are the 1st line treatment drugs for depression? | SSRIs |
| How long does it take a SSRI to become effective? | 2-3 weeks |
| Use caution with anticoagulants. Prothrombin times monitored. Theophylline and xanax reduced. | SSRI |
| Teach clients not to take ________, __________, and ________ when on SSRI. | Valium, alcohol, and tryptophan |
| S/S agitation, sweating, fever, tachycardia, hypotension, rigidity, and hyperreflexia. Coma or death in extreme cases. | Serotonin Syndrome |
| NEVER give _____+______! | MAOI + SSRI |
| When should SSRI and TCAs be taken? | SSRI first thing in morning and TCA at night. |
| If dose of SSRI or TCA, what amount of time should action be taken? | SSRI: Up to 8 hours after missed dose. TCA within 3 hours of missed dose. |
| Foods containing _________ should be avoided when taking MAOI. | Tyramine |
| What type of drug is Marplan? | MAOI |
| What type of drug is Nardil? | MAOI |
| What type of drug is Parnate? | MAOI |
| Name of drug that can cause liver damage, failure, and toxicity. | Serzone |
| Certain drug that causes 4x the rate of seizures | Bupropion |