Anticholinergic efffects - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Benzodiazepines - Includes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression - sedation and respiratory depression, amnesia, dependency, and withdrawal effects Atypical anxiolytic - Buspiro...

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) examples: correct answer: Amitriptyline (Elavil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), imipramine (Tofranil), doxepin (Sinequan), desipramine (Norpramin), clomipramine (Anafranil) Why TCAs are not first line treatment? correct answer: Nonselective (more side efffects) Norepinephrine-Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Equally efficacious as other antidepressants but have greater side effects, less safe in suicidal population-overdose can be fatal TCAs MOA correct answer...

ATI Pharmacology Comprehensive Proctored Exam Questions and Answers with Rationales (Verified by Expert) Benzodiazepines - ANSWERIncludes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression...

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) examples: - Answer-Amitriptyline (Elavil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), imipramine (Tofranil), doxepin (Sinequan), desipramine (Norpramin), clomipramine (Anafranil) Why TCAs are not first line treatment? - Answer-Nonselective (more side efffects) NorepinephrineSerotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Equally efficacious as other antidepressants but have greater side effects, less safe in suicidal population-overdose can be fatal TCAs MOA - Answer-Inhibit reuptake of seroto...

Benzodiazepines - Includes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression - sedation and respiratory depression, amnesia, dependency, and withdrawal effects Atypical anxiolytic - Buspiro...

Benzodiazepines - ANSWER Includes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression - sedation and respiratory depression, amnesia, dependency, and withdrawal effects Atypical anxiolytic...

PHARMACOLOGY ATI PROCTORED WITH CORRRECT ANSWERS DUE 15TH NOV 2023. Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER-Includes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression - sedation and respiratory depressio...

Pharmacology ATI Proctored NEW Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER Includes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression - sedation and respiratory depression, amnesia, dependency, and...

ATI Pharmacology Comprehensive Proctored Exam Questions and Answers with Rationales (Verified by Expert) Benzodiazepines - ANSWERIncludes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS depression...

Benzodiazepines Atypical anxiolytic Trick to remember difference between Benzodiazepine and buspirone Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Includes "Pams" Alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, clonazepam, chlordiazepoxide, chlorazepate Enhances GABA: increased GABA means decreased neuron activity Treats anxiety, PTSD, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasm, induction of anesthesia Usually short term; if long term do NOT stop abruptly Antidote is flumazenil Side effects: CNS...