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Symptom of schizophernia associatedd with unresponsiveness and immobility |
Catatonia |
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Irrational thoughts or false beliefs that dominate a person's behavior and viewpoint and do not change even when evidence is provided that beliefs are not valid |
Delusion |
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Excessive muscle movement (motor activit) associated with use of neuroleptics that includes muscular rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia (slow movement) and difficulty in walking |
Extrapyramidal symptoms |
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Visions or voices that exist only in the mind and cannot be seen or heard by others |
Hallucination |
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sign of schizophernia that is associated with decreased ability to think, plan, or express motion |
Negative symptoms |
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drug used to treat schizophernia and psychoses |
neuroleptic |
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potentially fatal reaction to administration of neuroleptics. Symptoms include stupor, muscle rigidity, and high temperature |
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome |
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hallucinations, delusions, or other unusual thoughts or perceptions that are symptoms of schizophernia |
positive symptoms |
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drop in blood pressure caused by a change in posture |
postural hypotension |
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adverse reaction to the administration of neuroleptics characterized by symptoms mimicking Parkinson's disease |
pseudoparkinsonism |
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mental state characterized by disorganized behavior and thought, delusions, hallucinations, and a loss of touch with reality |
psychosis |
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type of psychosis characterized by delusions of thought, visual or auditory hallucinations (or both) , and speech disturbances. Paranoid schizophernia is characterized by delusions of persecution |
schizophernia |
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inappropriate postures of the neck, trunk, and limbs accompanied by involuntary thrusting of the tongue |
tardive dyskinesia |
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schizo affects about _% of worldwide population, typically occurs in late ____ to early ___'s |
1%, teens to early 20's |
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scizo is thought to be associated with excess ______ levels |
dopamine |
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_______ blockade can produce _____________ (schizo) |
dopamine, pseudoparkinson's |
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other neurotransmitters identified as playing a role in schizo are s______,C__, n_______, G___ and g______ |
serotonin, cholecystokinin (CCK), neurotensin, GABA and glutamate |
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Drugs that a_____ s______ receptors are useful in treating the n______ symptoms of schizo |
antagonize seratonin, negative |
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decreased levels of n_________ is thought to be associated with _______ p_____ and improve ______ symptoms |
neurotensin, increased psychosis, negative |
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typical neuroleptics for schizo are ph_________ , b___________, and th________, which are ___, ___, and ___ potency |
phenothiazines, butyrophenones, thioxanthines, low, medium, high |
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most schizo drugs are metabolized in the ______ |
liver |
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__% of people prescribed neuroleptics will experience adverse reactions |
80% |
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these symptoms, excessive muscle movement, and inappropriate postures of the neck, trunk, and limbs plus thrusting of the tongue, are called these, one of them has no prevention or treatment, and are both associated with dopamine blockade |
extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia, latter has no prevention or treatment |
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newer atypical neuroleptics such as z_________ and o________ have less risk for extrapyramidal symptoms, but are associated with h__________ and the onset of d______ |
ziprasidone and olanzapine, hyperglycemia and the onset of diabetes |
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symptoms of muscle rigidity, increased bodytemp (hyperthermia), fluctuating consciousness and renal failure are considred life threatening side effects of neuroleptic administration, what is the term |
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome |
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in schizo patients who also have seizure disorders, ____ potency agents and c_______ are most likely to induce seizures, caution is advised in this case |
low potency, clozapine |
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increased risk of dibetes and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are risks of _______ neuroleptics |
atypical |