ADHD
The first-line intervention for younger children (including preschoolers) with ADHD
What is Parent Training in Behaviour Management?
The medication that should be considered in patients with schizophrenia who have had multiple adequate trials of antipsychotics without good symptom control.
What is Clozapine?
The four Cs of addiction
What are compulsion, control, craving and consequences?
Common adverse effects of SSRIs
What are:
N/V, diarrhea/constipation, dry mouth, dizziness, sweating, insomnia, somnolence, anxiety, psychomotor activation, sexual dysfunction, weight changes
The two medications recommended as a first-line agent across all three phases of bipolar I disorder, per CANMAT bipolar guidelines (2018)
What are lithium and quetiapine?
This property of alprazolam makes it a comparatively more addictive agent compared to other benzodiazepines
What is its short duration of action?
The two classes of psychostimulants
What are Methylphenidate and Amphetamine?
The two dopaminergic pathways most implicated in schizophrenia
What are the mesolimbic and mesocortical pathways?
The psychotherapeutic intervention that has evidence across Substance Use Disorders
What is Motivational Interviewing?
The minimum dose (as % max dose) for an adequate antidepressant trial in MDD
What is 50%?
The most dangerous mood stabilizer in terms of teratogenicity
What is valproic acid?
This TCA has a particular role for use in OCD
What is clomipramine?
Psychostimulants predominantly act on these two neurotransmitters
What are Dopamine and Norepinephrine?
Atypical antipsychotics carry a much higher risk of this side effect than typical antipsychotics.
What is metabolic syndrome?
Apart from NRT, these two medications have the strongest evidence for the treatment of tobacco use disorder
What are Varenicline and Bupropion?
What is sexual dysfunction?
The slow titration of lamotrigine is undertaken to minimize the likelihood of this potentially life threatening condition
What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis?
An absolute contraindication to ECT
What is none?
The mechanism of Atomoxetine
What is selective Noradrenergic reuptake inhibition?
Antipsychotics carry a risk of inducing these four extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS).
What are dystonia, akathisia, parkinsonism and (tardive) dyskinesia?
These two medications have the strongest evidence for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
What are Acamprosate and Naltrexone?
The duration individuals with first major depressive episode are encouraged to continue taking an antidepressant for once remission is achieved
What is 6-12 months?
The symptoms of lithium toxicity
What are:
Ataxia, tremors, altered LOC, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, confusion, seizures, comaThe number of half-lives required for a steady state to be reached for a given medication
What is five?
The mechanism of Guanfacine XR
What is alpha-2a-adrenergic receptor agonism?
The endocrine side effects caused by dopaminergic blockade in the tuberoinfundibular pathway
What is hyperprolactinemia?
These two medications are considered first and second-line pharmacological treatment in opioid use disorder
What are Buprenorphine/Naloxone and Methadone?
Serotonin toxicity and neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) can be distinguished by these physical exam findings
What are:
Hyperreflexia
Tremors
Clonus
Investigations required in routine monitoring for patients taking lithium
What are:
CBC, lytes, calcium, TSH, metabolic profile, lithium level, creatinine/eGFR?
Dietary restriction for this type of food is required for anyone taking MAO inhibitors
What are tyramine rich foods?
Bonus: what is that line from Silence of the Lambs?