A patient experiencing delusions, hallucinations, catatonia and disorganized speech is experiencing symptoms from this core symptom cluster.
What is Positive Symptoms?
100
These are the general receptors that antipsychotics exert their therapeutic effect on.
What are dopaminergic (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) receptors?
100
This antipsychotic can cause severe neutropenia and high metabolic side effects.
What is clozapine?
100
This is the recommended daily caloric intake for women.
What is 1,200 - 1,500 kcal/day?
100
This is the weight loss goal for a 340 lb patient.
What is 17 - 34 lb over 6 months, at 1 - 2 lb/week?
200
You would want to avoid this class of medication in a patient with a PMH of obesity and CVD.
What is SGA?
200
This is considered to be the mechanism behind improvement in positive symptoms.
What is D2 receptor postsynaptic antagonism?
200
These two antipsychotics have the best side effect profiles of any of the antipsychotics.
What are aripiprazole (Abilify) and brexpiprazole (Rexulti)?
200
This is the recommended physical activity regimen for obesity management.
What is aerobic activity at least 150 minutes/week, 10 min at a time (ideal > 30 min on most days) + strength activities at least 2 days/week?
200
This test is used to assess the presence/severity of EPS symptoms.
What is the AIMS exam?
300
This EPS side effect is characterized by extreme restlessness.
What is Akathisia?
300
FGAs primarily have these side effects due to their MOA.
What is EPS?
300
A non-adherent patient with successful previous management on paliperidone can be transitioned to this medication.
What is Invega Sustenna?
300
These are side effects that can be experienced when taking Alli (Orlistat)
What are oily rectal leakage, abdominal pain, bowel urgency/frequency?
300
These improvements should be seen within the first 2 weeks of therapy for schizophrenia.
What are decrease in agitation/hostility along with normalization of sleep and eating?
400
This BMI/Obesity Grade would be an exclusion for self-care.
What is BMI >40/Grade 3 Obesity?
400
This is the mechanism behind the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of SGAs.
What is 5-HT 1A receptor partial agonist?
400
Anticholinergics and dopamine agonists (amantadine) are the preferred drugs for the management of this EPS side effect.
What is pseudoparkinsonism?
400
This is a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) medication for the treatment of obesity that is good to use in patients that also have a diabetes mellitus comorbidity.
What is Saxenda (liraglutide)?
400
These two exams are used to help assess and monitor the efficacy of antipsychotic therapy.
What are mental status exam (MSE) and psychosis rating scale (PANSS)?
500
This is the BMI of a 5' 11", 100 kg patient.
What is 30.7?
500
Antagonism of the H1 receptor leads to these side effects.
What are sedation and weight gain?
500
This is the preferred treatment for the management of akathisia.
What is propranolol?
500
Discontinue this obesity medication if a patient has not lost at least 5% body weight in 12 weeks.
What is Belviq (lorcaserin)?
500
The use of this monitor can help determine the presence of cardiac abnormalities experienced with FGAs.