Side Effects
A client receiving an antipsychotic agent develops acute extrapyramidal symptoms. Which response by the LMHT would be most appropriate?
A) “These symptoms are not real; the medication makes your brain think they are real.”
B) “You have developed an allergy to the medication, so we need to change it.”
C) “These are the results of the drug and can be treated; your illness is not getting worse.”
D) “The sunlight together with the medication has caused these symptoms; just stay indoors.”
C. "These are the results of the drug and can be treated; your illness is not getting worse."
The LMHT knows this homeopathic remedy can interact with SSRIs making the risk of serotonin syndrome increase significantly.
What is St. John's wort?
The antidote for opioids.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
When a medication has a black box warning, the LMHT should be mindful of this.
What is increased suicidal thinking?
therapeutic level for lithium
What is 0.6-1.2 mEq/L?
A client is taking haloperidol begins to have restlessness and muscle rigidity. The medication given for these side effects is:
What is benztropine?
A patient is taking imipramine (Tofranil) for depression. The patient should avoid what food.
What is tyramine rich foods? Aged cheese, cured/smoked/processed meats, dried nuts, fermented foods
A patient takes oxycodone (OxyContin) twice daily for chronic pain. What intervention can the LMHT encourage to decrease GI side effects.
What is increase the fluid and fiber in the diet?
Name the main side effect of a benzodiazepine.
Sedation, dizziness
therapeutic level for valproic acid
What is 50-100?
Main characteristics of serotonin syndrome.
What is muscle rigidity and high fever?
The nurse knows MAOIs and St. John's wort can interact with SSRIs and cause severe hypertensive crisis. True or false.
What is true?
A LMHT is caring for a cancer patient receiving morphine for pain. What is the most important vital sign to monitor while caring for the patient.
What is respiratory rate?
The gold standard medication for bipolar disorder.
What is lithium?
Use of NSAIDs with this medication may increase levels in the blood making it toxic.
What is lithium?
A client diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia presents to the LMHT with uncontrollable tongue movements, stiff neck, and difficulty swallowing. Name these side effects.
What is Tardive dyskinesia?
The LMHT knows the young adult is MOST at risk for the side effects of benzodiazepines. True or false.
What is false?
This medication is considered an opioid analgesic.
What is morphine?
The lab you get before starting Clozaril.
White blood cell count
A patient won't build up a tolerance to barbiturates the longer they are on them. True or false.
What is false?
A client is prescribed clozapine (Clozaril). If the client has these side effects, it should prompt the LMHT to act immediately.
What is sore throat, fever, general malaise?
What is Flumazenil?
classification for sertraline.
what is SSRI?
Explain the purpose of prescribing methadone.
What is heroin addiction?
Classification for olanzepine.
What is antipsychotics?