Antidepressants-TCA & MAOI
What adverse reaction occurs if a patient combines tyramine and a MAOI?
What is hypertensive crisis?
A non benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety.
What is buspirone?
When administering conventional anti-psychotic drugs, the nurse monitors for extrapyramidal effects described as?
What are Dystonia (muscle stiffness); Akathisia (restlessness); Tardive dyskinesia (TD); parkinsonism?
Mood stabilizers are used to treat this condition.
What is bipolar disorder?
MAOIs increase availability of which neurotransmitters?
What are serotonin and norepinephrine?
Atypical anxiolytic used to treat long-term anxiety.
What is buspirone?
The nurse is administering clozapine. What side effect should the nurse monitor for?
What is agranulocytosis?
A medication used to stabilize mood.
What is lithium?
During therapy for depression with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), it is most important for the nurse to instruct the family to monitor for this effect.
What is suicidal thoughts?
Toxicity of a benzodiazepine.
What is confusion and coma?
A patient has been taking antipsychotic medication for years, and his wife has noticed he now has odd facial movements, sticking out his tongue, having movements of his arms that he can't see to control. The nurse recognizes these signs as:
What is tardive dyskinesia?
These are the expected side effects of lithium.
What is the main side effects of tricyclic antidepressants?
What are anticholinergic effects?
Benzodiazepines are used to treat what two conditions?
What are anxiety and alcohol withdrawal?
What are side effects of second generation antipsychotics?
What are metabolic syndrome
This outcome is consider the most serious adverse effect of lithium.
Seizures & cardiac dysrhythmia?
A patient is admitted for suspected overdose with a tricyclic anti depressants. The highest priorities for care include
What are risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and seizures?
Buspirone requires a waiting period of at least 14 days after discontinuation of this therapy.
What are MAOIs?
Antipsychotics work by decreasing what neurotransmitter?
What is dopamine?
A patient who has been taking lithium for 6 months has had severe vomiting and diarrhea from a gastrointestinal virus. The nurse knows to assess for which potential problem?
What is dehydration?