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Antidepressants
Anti-anxiety
Mood stabilizers
Antipsychotics
Medication Side Effects
100
This category of antidepressants requires adherence to strict dietary limitations
What is MAO inhibitors
100
This antianxiety medication is used off-label to treat mania
What is Klonopin
100
The first line treatment for Bipolar disorder
What is lithium
100
Three second generation antipsychotics which can be given IM
What is olanzapine (Zyprexia), resperidone (Risperdal) and ziprasidone (Geodon)
100
Medications used for extrapyramidal side effects caused by antipsychotic medications
What is anticholingergics
200
High doses of this antidepressant may increase seizure risk, especially in people who are predisposed to them.
What is bupropion (Wellbutrin)
200
This is the antianxiety whose generic name is lorazepam
What is Ativan
200
The first line of maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder often replacing lithium as the drug of choice
What is valproic acid (Depakene)
200
Third generation antipsychotic medication
What is aripiprazole Abilify)
200
The medical assessment which determines the level of EPS in a patient
What is AIMS test
300
This antidepressant's brand name is Zoloft
What is sertraline
300
This antianxiety medication is used off-label for obsessive compulsive disorder
What is Buspar
300
First line medication for bipolar depression
What is lamotrigine (Lamictal)
300
Persistant extrapyramidal side effects that appear in 10% or more of patients after prolonged treatment with first generation antipsychotics.
What is tardive dyskinesia
300
Antihistamine which is used to treat dystonic reactions from medications.
What is diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
400
This category of antidepressants are the first line of treatment in major depression
What is SSRIs
400
This antianxiety medication can be used for social anxiety and also can be used off-label for obsessive compulsive disorder.
What is Venlafaxine (Effexor)
400
Lithium maintenance blood level range
What is 0.4-1.3 mEq /L
400
Life threatening medical emergency caused by excessive dopamine receptor blockage.
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome
400
Potentially life threatening medical emergency caused by antipsychotics or other medications with anticholingergic effects
What is anticholingeric toxicity
500
The abbreviation SSRI stands for
What is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
500
This antianxiety medication is often used for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal
What is lorazepam (Ativan)
500
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, thirst, polyuria, lethargy, slurred speech, muscle weakness and fine hand tremor.
What is early signs of lithium toxicity
500
Serious side effect of clozapine (Clozaril)
What is agranulocytosis
500
Antiparkinson agent / anticholinergic medication that is used for acute dystonia, akathisia and pseudoparkinsonism
What is trihexyphenidyl (Artane)