Antidepressants
This antidepressant is also prescribed for smoking cessation.
What is Bupropion?
This medication is considered the gold standard treatment for bipolar disorder.
What is Lithium?
This generation of antipsychotics has the highest risk of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS).
What is the first-generation (typical) antipsychotics?
A medication combination is considered the gold standard treatment for Parkinson disease.
What is Levodopa/Carbidopa?
When taking CNS medications this substance should be avoided because it increases sedation.
What is Alcohol?
This class of antidepressants requires patients to avoid foods containing tyramine.
What are MAOIs (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors)?
This laboratory value must be monitored regularly in patients taking lithium.
What is a Serum lithium level?
This atypical antipsychotic requires routine ANC monitoring?
What is Clozapine?
A neurotransmitter is primarily increased by levodopa.
What is Dopamine?
Before administering CNS medications, nurses should assess these two organ systems.
What are liver and kidney (renal) function?
This potentially life-threatening condition occurs when serotonin levels become excessively high.
What is Serotonin syndrome?
Name one antiepileptic medication commonly used as a mood stabilizer.
What are:
This syndrome is characterized by fever, muscle rigidity, and autonomic instability caused by antipsychotic medications?
What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)?
This medication class is used to slow symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by increasing acetylcholine.
What are Cholinesterase inhibitors?
Benzodiazepines not be stopped abruptly after long-term use because...
What is abrupt discontinuation can cause withdrawal symptoms, including seizures?
The Timeframe it usually take antidepressants to reach their full therapeutic effect.
What is about 2–6 weeks?
Name two body systems that require routine monitoring during lithium therapy.
What are Kidneys (renal function) and Thyroid?
This generation of antipsychotics has the greatest risk for metabolic syndrome?
What is Second-generation (atypical) antipsychotics?
This is a serious skin reaction is associated with lamotrigine.
What is Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
This medication reverses the effects of benzodiazepines.
What is Flumazenil?
Name three nursing interventions for a patient beginning antidepressant therapy.
What are:
List three signs of lithium toxicity.
What are:
One major advantage of second-generation antipsychotics over first-generation antipsychotics.
What are:
Neuromuscular blocking agents always require ventilatory support because...
What is because they paralyze skeletal muscles, including the respiratory muscles, but do not provide pain relief or sedation?
Name three important teaching points for patients taking CNS medications.
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