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MANIA
SYMPTOMS-4 |
4 Elation
4 Excitement 4 Rapid Passing of Ideas 4 Unstable attention span |
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MANIC-DEPRESSIVE |
4 BI-POLAR
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BIOCHEMICAL IMBALANCE of what?where? how do you treat?with what therapy? |
BIOCHEMICAL IMBALANCE
4 HIGH NOREPINEPHRINE CONCENTRATION in junctional space(oppostie of depression) 4 THERAPY WITH LITHIUM – Increase reuptake of norepinephrine |
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therapy with lithium? |
increases reuptake of NE
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Lithium properties onset of action? waht else is needed beside lithium? |
5-6 days?
need alternative therapy(give anothre drug(i.e major tranquilizer) |
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lithium side effects?-5 |
GI upset, tiredness, polydipsia, polyuria, fine hand tremor
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lithium toxicities -3 |
Vomit, profuse diarrhea, convulsions(
low therapuetic index(not safe so use low dose) |
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lithium drug interactions? |
with dieuretics(elevates the rate of urination)
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alternative therapy to lithium? |
anticonvulsants
carbamazepine(tegretol) divalproex(depakote) |
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lithium can replae what in the blood stream? |
NA+-> and lithium can become toxic in bloodstream because of this
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