Neurotransmitters
Disorder associated with excess of dopamine?
What is bipolar disorder/mania or schizophrenia?
function of the frontal lobe/prefrontal cortex
What is decision making, memory, motivation, planning, self-control and emotional regulation?
2-6 weeks
What is the time it takes for an SSRI to achieve therapeutic level?
Gold Standard treatment for bipolar disorder
What is lithium?
MOA of FGA
Major neurotransmitter in parasympathetic nervous system.
What is acetylcholine?
function of the temporal lobe
What is hearing, memory, language comprehension, and language reception?
possible effect of taking a MAOI and pseudoephedrine at the same time
What is hypertensive crisis?
long term use of lithium increased risk of
What is kidney and thyroid disease?
acute muscle stiffness/muscle spasms from taking an antipsychotic
What is acute dystonia?
2 Side effects of release of norepinephrine
What is increase HR, increase BP, inhibits GI motility, increase blood glucose level?
function of the occipital lobe
What is visual processing?
symptoms of antidepressant discontinuation syndrome
What are flu like sx, insomnia, nausea, imbalance (dizziness, vertigo), sensory disturbances, headaches/brain zaps?
Tremor, blurred vision, confusion, ataxia, muscle weakness
What are signs and symptoms of lithium toxicity?
side effect of blocking alpha one receptors for norepiniphine
What is orthostatic hypotension?
2 Side effects of excess of serotonin
What is anxiety, insomnia, GI disturbances, or sexual dysfunction?
function of parietal lobe
What is sensory, motor and memory?
Side effects of TCA (tricyclic antidepressant) (at least 2)
What is hypotension, dizziness, sedation, wt gain, possible cardiotoxicity and death if slower rate of drug elimination?
medication that may trigger SJS (Stevens-Johnson Syndrom)
What is lamotrigine (Lamictal)?
medication that requires frequent absolute neutrophil count
What is clozapine?
2 side effects of excessive blockade of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the body.
What is dry mouth, urinary retention, blurry vison, tremors, dilated pupils, confusion, and constipation?
function of basal ganglia
What is motor responses via extrapyramidal motor system?
Black box warning for antidepressants specifically SSRI
Black box warning for valproate acid (Depakote) (include all 3)
What is hepatoxicity, teratogenicity and pancreatitis?
liver enzymes that can inhibit or induce a medication via (need 2 answers here)
What is cytochrome P450 enzyme (CYP450) and pharmacokinetics?