BRAIN
ANXIETY
DEPRESSION
COMPLICATIONS
Balancing
100
Is low in depression and high in anxiety

what is NOREPINEPHRINE?

100

This benzo is the prototype for anxiety treatment

what is ALPRAZOLAM 

100

This antidepressant class requires strict dietary restrictions to prevent hypertensive crisis

what are MAOIs

100

These antipsychotics are most associated with EPS

what are first gen antipsychotics

100
Lithium has therapeutic effects when in this range

what is 0.6 - 1.2

200
Blocking this neurotransmitter explains sedation and weight gain caused by psych meds

what is HISTAMNE?

200

This antidote reverses benzo toxicity

what is FLUMAZENIL?

200

SSRIs require this amount of time before reaching full therapeutic effect

what is 1-3 weeks

200

the FEVER mnemonic describes this life threatening reaction to antipsychotics

what is NMS

200

These labs must be monitored during valproic acid therapy

what is LIVER FUNCTION TEST, AMYLASE AND PLATELETS

300

A prenatal viral infection is linked to this disorder

what is SCHIZOPHRENIA?

300
This anxiolytic must be taken on a scheduled basis and takes 1-4 weeks to work

what is BUSPIRONE?

300

this atypical antidepressant is also used for smoking cessation

what is BUPROPION 

300

this anticholinergic treats acute dystonia

what is benztropine or diphenhydramine

300

patient on lithium must maintain this to avoid toxicity

what is CONSISTENT SODIUM AND FLUID INTAKE

400

This herbal supplement can interact with SSRIs and cause serotonin syndrome

what is ST JOHNS WORT

400

A client on lorazepam IV develops severe resp depression and hypotension. The nurse administers this antidote while also prioritizing 2 critical nursing actions

What is flumazenil , maintaining a patent airway and monitoring vital signs

400

This antidepressant class is most lethal in overdose due to cardiac toxicity

what are tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

400

A client on haloperidol develops involuntary eye deviation and neck spasm ithin hours of the first dose. Another client report an inner restlessness with an urge to pace. 

what is acute dystonia and akathisia 

400

A client on lithium reports N/V and coarse tremors. these findings indicate this stage of toxicity and the nurse would expect the lithium level to be this range

what is ADVANCE LITHIUM TOXICITY with LEVELS BETWEEN 2.0-2.5

500

In excess, this excitatory neurotransmitter is linked to psychosis and neuronal injury

what is GLUTAMATE?

500

Grapefruit juice, erythromycin and st johns wort can dangerously increase level of this anxiolytic

what is BUSPIRONE

500

Agitation, hyperreflexia and diaphoresis with fever are hallmark signs of this potentially lethal syndrome

what is SEROTONIN SYNDROME

500

These 2 meds are used in the treatment of NMS

what is DANTROLENE and BROMOCRIPTINE

500

A client taking clozapine for schizophrenia reports fever, sore throat and malaise. the nurse knows that this is a life threatening complication 

what is AGRANULOCYTOSIS

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