Mood stabilizers - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MH701 Exam 2 Module 4 Mood Stabilizers; Questions and Answers 100% Solved 5-10% of patients on Lamotrigene will develop which side effect? Widespread, itchy, spotty rash "Lam-ITCH-al" Stop drug and monitor the patient closely Are acute mania and severe depressive episodes managed with monotherapy? No, acute mania and severe depressive episodes often require 2-3 medications

Test Bank For Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications 5th Edition by Stephen M. Stahl 8573, X, 5857, 8 Chapter 1 Chemical neurotransmission Chapter 2 Transporters, receptors, and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action Chapter 3 Ion channels as targets of psychopharmacological drug action Chapter 4 Psychosis and schizophrenia Chapter 5 Antipsychotic agents Chapter 6 Mood disorders Chapter 7: Antidepressants/Depre...

MH701 Exam 2 Mood Stabilizers and Antipsychotics

MH701 Exam 2 Mood Stabilizers and Antipsychotics-Questions and Answers

MH701 Exam 2 Mood Stabilizers and Antipsychotics

MH701 Exam 2 Module 4 Mood Stabilizers Questions With Solutions 5-10% of patients on Lamotrigene will develop which side effect? Widespread, itchy, spotty rash "Lam-ITCH-al" Stop drug and monitor the patient closely Are acute mania and severe depressive episodes managed with monotherapy? No, acute mania and severe depressive episodes often require 2-3 medications.

Which disorder has at least one full manic episode, lasting at least one week? Hypomanic or depressive episodes may also occur but are not required for diagnosis. Bipolar 1 disorder What is DIGFAST? A mnemonic for the signs of mania: Distractibility Impulsivity/Indiscretion Grandiosity Flight of ideas Activity increase Sleep decrease Talkativeness How many DSM V criteria for mania must be present to diagnose a manic episode? Three or more

Antidepressants & Mood Stabilizers Pharm Exam 3 Chapter 23 Solved 100%

Lithium labs - level, NA, Ca, P, EKG, Creatinine, Urinalysis, CBC, TSH bipolar meds: depression - lurasidone (13+), olanzapine + fluoxetine (10+)(symbyax) bipolar acute and mixed mania - aripiprazole, risperidone, olanzapine (13+), quetiapine (acute only), asenapine (10+) classic mood stabilizers - Lamotrigine (excellent medication to use), lithium, Depakote (avoid in females if possible due to PCOS and Pregnancy), Tegretol, Trileptal (no evidence for true Bipolar disorder) anti-depr...