Serotonin receptor 5ht2c - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pharmacokinetics → Studies how the body acts on the drug Pharmacodynamics → Studies how the drug acts on the body First-generation antipsychotic → - first developed in the 1950s, first available treatment for psychosis → - aka typical antipsychotics → - increased risk for EPS, Tardive dyskinesia → - d2 blocker → - Currently 11 FDA-approved and commerically available FGAs → - Most common differences between individual FGAs are their potency and side effects → - e...

Question 2: Debi is a 15-year-old girl who is currently being treated for depression. Her parents have been very proactive and involved in her care, and Debi has achieved remission 2 months after beginning treatment with a combination of pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. While counseling Debi's parents about important issues in management, the PMHNP advises that: A. There is a > 50% likelihood that Debi's younger sibling will develop depressive symptoms B. The mean len...

Typical antipsychotics correct answers What class of antipsychotic are these Neuroleptics, Conventional, First Generation, Dopamine Receptor Antagonists? Atypical Antipsychotics correct answers What class of antipsychotic are these Second Generation, Serotonin-Dopamine Receptor Antagonists Dopamine D2 receptor correct answers This receptor has the benefit of reducing positive symptoms. Possible side effects include: Parkinsonism, akathisia, tardive dyskinesia, endocrine effects such as p...

NURS 660 [STUDY GUIDE] LATEST UPDATE 2024 QUESTIONS AND EXPLAINED ANSWERS 1. Identify the emerging neurobiological hypothesis of schizophrenia. o The hypothesis: (focus on the most detail with the Dopamine Theory) The only pharmacological treatment that we have are dopamine (D2 receptors) and serotonin (5HT2A) Dopamine Theory ▪ Hyperactive dopamine at D2 receptors in the mesolimbic pathway In the mesolimbic pathway is responsible for the positive symptoms; the hypoactivity is respon...

NR 546 Advanced Pharmacology MIDTERM STUDYGUIDE WEEK 1-4 Revised Latest. Typical antipsychotics (conventional) (FGA)  Treats positive (+) symptoms only appropriate for the acute and chronic management of schizophrenia and psychosis.  Non-selectively blocks dopamine D2 receptors, specifically in mesolimbic pathway; also blocks Ach (Muscarinic), histamine, NE Five main SE of FGAs  Sedation  Postural Hypotension  Lower seizure threshold  Anticholinergic side effects ...

NR 546 Advanced Pharmacology MIDTERM STUDYGUIDE WEEK 1-4 Revised Latest. Typical antipsychotics (conventional) (FGA)  Treats positive (+) symptoms only appropriate for the acute and chronic management of schizophrenia and psychosis.  Non-selectively blocks dopamine D2 receptors, specifically in mesolimbic pathway; also blocks Ach (Muscarinic), histamine, NE Five main SE of FGAs  Sedation  Postural Hypotension  Lower seizure threshold  Anticholinergic side effects ...

NR 546 Advanced Pharmacology MIDTERM STUDYGUIDE WEEK 1-4 Revised Latest. Typical antipsychotics (conventional) (FGA)  Treats positive (+) symptoms only appropriate for the acute and chronic management of schizophrenia and psychosis.  Non-selectively blocks dopamine D2 receptors, specifically in mesolimbic pathway; also blocks Ach (Muscarinic), histamine, NE Five main SE of FGAs  Sedation  Postural Hypotension  Lower seizure threshold  Anticholinergic side effects ...

FINAL EXAM TEST QUESTIONS LATEST UPDATE Question 18: Christine is a 9-year-old female who presents for care after having been placed in the local foster care system. She has been in and out of foster care for the last 4 years after her parents were killed in an automobile accident. Christine has been placed in a variety of homes and residential care facilities. The PMHNP recognizes that Christine is at high risk for: A. Dissociative disorders B. Post-traumatic stress disorder C. Impul...

Question 18: Christine is a 9-year-old female who presents for care after having been placed in the local foster care system. She has been in and out of foster care for the last 4 years after her parents were killed in an automobile accident. Christine has been placed in a variety of homes and residential care facilities. The PMHNP recognizes that Christine is at high risk for: A. Dissociative disorders B. Post-traumatic stress disorder C. Impulse-control disorder D. Attachment dis...

NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Overview 1. Know the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, where they originate from, and what medications treat these symptoms. Positive symptoms:  psychosis, hallucinations, delusions  Mesolimbic origin  Medications: D2 antagonists Negative symptoms:  more related to mood disturbance, apathy, anhedonia, neuroleptic dysphoria, cognitive blunting  Mesocortical/prefrontal ...