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18 Cards in this Set
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Akathisia
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restless, agitated, on the move, "ants in your pants"
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Dyskinesia
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involuntary movements
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Dystonia
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tonic muscle spasms, tx with benadryl or cogentin, hurts and they feel scared so stay with them
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Tardive Dyskinesia
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rhythmic movements, often above the neck, vit E may help, chronic, irreversible
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AIMS
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abnormal involuntary movement scale, test for TD, 0-4 paper and pencil test
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metabolic syndrome
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insuline resistance, htn, high serum lipids, obesity, coagulatrion abnormalaties, diabetes
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neuroleptic maliganat syndrome
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bc of low dopamine, temp goes up, muscular rigity, change in LOC; medical emergency, take them off drug and treat the symptoms
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frequently used neuroleptics
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haldol* ,mellaril,prollixin* , stelazine, navane,thorazine
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Clozapine
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"out of darkness", adverse reaction:agranulocytosis, blood must be monitored frequently
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risperdal
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other uses: behavorial problems, MR, dementia, thought rumination, availabe in depot
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side effects of typical antipsychotics
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sedation, orthostatic hypotension, seizures, alterations in sexual functioning, anticholinergic, <alcohol tolerance, photosensitivity, caridac changes, GI distress, >appetite, false pos preg test, ameorrhea and galatorrhea
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list atypical antipsychotics
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clozapine, risperdal, zyprexa, seroquel, geodon, abilify
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Zyprexa's major SE
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sedation
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Geodon
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not repotred to cause weight gain, available in an injection, SE: sedating, and HA
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Abilify
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can be dosed daily, SE: HA, anxiety and insomnia
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drugs used to treat EPS's
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cogentin, artane, benadryl, propranol, akineon and symmetral
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cogentin
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anitcholinergic, available IM, SE: dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary hesitancy, constipation and memory impairments, used to TX PP and dystonia
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inderal
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beta blocker, may be used to treat akathisia
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