Forms
What is the name of a Mental Health Warrant?
Form C
What is a B52?
Benadryl
5 Haloperidol IM
2 Lorazepam IM
What is the loading dose for VPA?
500 BID
What is the suicide rate in patients with bipolar disorder?
6-7%
What is the COWS required to start suboxone?
13
What is a Form B
Information provided to a provincial judge to obtain a form C
What is the black box warning for olanzapine and lorazepam?
Cannot administer both IM within 1 hour of eachother.
What is california rocket fuel?
Venlafaxine & Mirtazapine
What is the prevalence of all bipolar disorders?
~2.4%
On SCM, we measure ethanol level. What is the legal driving limit in mmol/L?
17.4mmol/L
What is a form J?
Notification regarding appeal procedure upon issuance of Form I
How would you treat hypersalivation associated with clozapine?
Anticholinergic medication
Which 3rd generation antipsychotic is not recommended as monotherapy for acute bipolar depression?
Abilify
What medications are not recommended for acute depression?
Antidepressant monotherapy, abilify, lamotrigine + folic acid, mifepristone
What is the "ceiling dose" of buprenorphine?
32mg
What is an H.7?
Order for the apprehension, conveyance, and examination of a person (in respect to a CTO)
What is the dose of Ketamine IM used for agitation?
5mg/kg
What is the term that describes a delusion/false sense of pregnancy?
Pseudocyesis
What is the therapeutic dose of lithium for mania?
0.8-1.2
UDS are commonly used to monitor adherence to methadone. What must be present in urine that demonstrates the person took methadone?
EDDP (2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidine)
Who is able to sign a form K?
Provincial Director
What is the maximum dose of accuphase that can be given over a two-week period?
400mg
How did Emil Kraepelin influence schizophrenia?
Popularized the term dementia praecox
What are the first line combination treatments for mania in hierarchical order?
Quetiapine, Aripiprazole, Risperidone, Asenapine
How does Antabuse work?
Disulfiram, inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase