Phirst line Pharmaceuticals
better get it excused! lasting 5-10 seconds and up to 100 times a day, treat this childhood seizure disorder with
ethosuxamide
This glutamate modulator is contraindicated in patients with significant renal impairment
acamprosate
often used as a cough suppressant, this medication can cause delirium and psychosis when taken in excessive amounts
dextromethorphan
most common cause is an elemental deficiency, this diagnosis may be associated with an increased risk of developing parkinson dz
restless leg syndrome
you absolutely have to have it!
this type of involuntary movement can be bested by the beta blockade baby
essential tremor
contraindicated in patients with concurrent use of opioids, this medicine can be given orally or IM to reduce alcohol cravings
naltrexone
two changes in sleep observed in depression
decreased rem sleep latency
decreased slow wave sleep
SNRI causing dose dependent hypertension
venlafaxine
don't say salicylate! little jimmy been acting encephalopathic after grandma treated his febrile illness with medication at home
reye syndrome
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at frequencies of 4-6 Hz, this lazy sounding tremor is caused by dysfunction of the basal ganglia
resting tremor
Overdosing this psych medication CLASS with a 3 letter abbreviation can lead to anti-cholinergic effects and QT prolongation
this 9 letter medicine indicated for a variety of neurological and psychiatric conditions has potential side effects of pancreatitis and hepatotoxicity
valproate
not so typical antidepressant causing increased appetite and sedation
mirtazapine
perhaps my tone was ser...ious, but it shouldn't be causing your flushing, tachycardia, or hyperreflexia
serotonin syndrome
Industry Jargon
mainly an effect of the earth's rotation on its axis, this gerund is used to describe worsening of dementia at night that can resemble delerium
sundowning
can treat overdose of medications whose MOA involves bidning to GABA A receptors, increasing the frequency of chloride channel opening
benzo OD, flumazenil
Reach for one of these meds in the setting of parkinson disease psychosis
quetiapine, clozapine, or primavanserin
better think twice about taking any two of these meds while prescribed lithium to avoid toxicity
thiazides, NSAIDs, ace inhibitors, tetracyclines, and metronidazole
taking an antipsychotic? muscle rigidity without fever can be indicative of acute dystonia. muscle rigidity WITH a fever should raise concern for
NMS
Neurotransmitter arrows
Up arrow or down arrow dopamine levels in the following four psychiatric conditions
Schizophrenia
Depression
Parkinson
huntington
Schizophrenia Up arrow
depression down arrow
parkinson down
hunting up arrow
Pregnant? Manic? Relieve your symptoms with
lamotrigine, olanzapine, or quetiapine
stranger anxiety, a normal part of adolescent development, supposedly peaks around this time and resolves around this time. Does it really though?
peaks at 8-9 months
resolves by 2 years
aripiprazole is unique in its class for this side effect, or should i say, the lackthereof this effect (according to amboss)
aripiprazole does not cause hyperprolactinemia
blocking a certain alkali metal channel, this antiepileptic can cause significant dermatological damage
lamotrigine
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Category: Significant syndromes again!
Polysomnography is used to diagnose a condition that, when chronic, causes CO2 retention with pulmonary hypertension, at which it is called
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome OR pickwickian syndrome