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NCLEX DRUGS - Antipsychotics.
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NCLEXDRUGS -
Antipsycho
tics
Antipsychotics: Action & Indications - answer
Antipsychotics
Action: blocks postsynaptic dopamine to
receptors in brain/basal ganglia, alter
dopamine release as well as turnover,
peripherally has anticholinergic & alpha
adrenergic blockade
, Indications: acute & chronic psychosis
Antipsychotics: Akathisia - answer motor
restlessness
Antipsychotics: Dyskinesia - answer
abnormal voluntary movements
Antipsychotics: Dystonias - answer abnormal
muscle tone producing spasms of tongue,
face, and neck.
Antipsychotics: Parkinson's Syndrome -
answer shuffling gair, rigid muscles,
exxcessive salivation, tremors, mask-like
face, motor retardation, difficulty speaking/
swallowing, loss of balance, pill rolling with
fingers
Antipsychotics: Tardive Dyskinesia - answer
involuntary movements of mouth, tongue,
trunk, extremities; chewing motions,
sucking, tongue thrusting
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