Lithium
What is lithium used for?
What is BPD?
What are the two classes of drugs for migraines attacks?
What is triptans(first line) and ergot alkaloids(second line)?
What is the first line CNS stimulants for ADHD?
What is Amphetamines and Methylphenidate?
What are the generic names of the three antiepileptic we need to know?
What is Divalproex sodium, Carbamazepine, and Lamotrigine?
What are the two major forms of pain?
What is nociceptive pain (results from injury to tissues) and neuropathic pain (results from injury to peripheral nerves)?
What is the level of lithium when it becomes toxic?
What is above 1.5 mEq/L?
What are the generic names of the drugs we are being tested on?
What is Sumatriptan and Ergotamine?
What are contraindicated in CNS stimulants?
What is coffee, tea, and caffeinated soft drinks?
What is the only contraindication for Divalproex sodium?
What is pregnancy?
What are the 7 S’s for steroid precautions?
What is swollen, sepsis, sugar, skinny, sight, slowly, and stress/surgery?
What are signs/ symptoms of lithium toxicity?
What is GI effects, tremors, polyuria, renal toxicity, hypothyroidism, and teratogensis?
What are adverse effects of sumatriptan and ergotamine?
What is unpleasant chest symptoms, stroke, coronary vasospasm, teratogenesis, vertigo, malaise, fatigue, and tingling sensations = sumatriptan and n/v, leg weakness, myalgia, angina-like pain, tachycardia or bradycardia = ergotamine?
What are some adverse effects of CNS stimulants?
What is appetite suppression, weight loss, psychosis, and cardiovascular effects?
What are the indications for the three drugs?
What is BPD and acute manic episode for Divalproex sodium, symptom reduction and protects against recurrence for carbamazepine, and long term maintenance for Lamotrigine?
What are the 4 rules of antidepressants?
What is 1) safety alert (increased risk of suicide), 2) responses to medication develop slowly (2-4 weeks), 3) never mis SSRI + St. John’s wort or MAOI’s + TCA’s, and 4) all psych drugs cause weight changes and orthostatic hypotension?
What is lithium contraindicated with?
What is diuretics, NSAID’s, anticholinergic drugs, pregnancy, dehydration, and renal dysfunction?
What are the contraindication for sumatriptan?
What is CAD, pregnancy, uncontrolled HTN, other ergot derivatives, SSRI’s, and SNRI’s?
What are some education pieces and nursing interventions of Amphetamines?
What is high abuse potential, take after breakie, monitor appetite, watch for excessive CNS stimulation, and notify provider if CV effects occur?
What are the adverse effects for Divalproex sodium and Carbamazepine?
What is GI disturbance for Divalproex sodium and visual disturbances, ataxia, vertigo, headache, leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, unsteadiness for Carbamazepine?
How many questions of the exam will be med math?
What is 3 questions?
Does lithium have a long or short therapeutic range?
What is short therapeutic range?
What are some education pieces and nursing interventions for sumatriptan and ergotamine?
What is sumatriptan = triggers, relaxation techniques, and low stimuli environment and ergotamine = manifestations of ergotism, notify provider if symptoms occur, triggers, relaxation techniques, and low stimuli environment?
What about non stimulants are safer?
What is lower abuse potential and can add-on therapy with other stimulant?
What are the education pieces and nursing interventions for Divalproex sodium and Carbamazepine?
What is toxicity and immediate drug withdrawal and has higher therapeutic index/ faster than lithium for Divalproex sodium and that it accelerates its own metabolism and the metabolism of other drugs for Carbamazepine?
What do you know about Methylxanthines?
What is CNS stimulant, treat apnea in infants, high doses may cause nervousness, insomnia, and tremors, huge doses may cause convulsions and its caffeine?