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a patient receiving ECT should stop what
pharmacological treatment - answer
✅✅Benzodiazepines because the use of
these drugs can rise the seizure thresh
hold which is counterproductive
Agranulocytosis - answer ✅✅A life-
threatening drop in white blood cells. This
condition is sometimes produced by the
atypical antipsychotic drug clozapine.
ALZHEIMER'S FOUR As - answer ✅✅1.Agnosia
(loss of comprehension of auditory, visual,
or other senses)
2.Aphasia
3.Amnesia (memory impairment)
,4.Apraxia (loss of ability to carry out
purposeful and complex movements and to use
familiar objects)
antipsychotic drugs - answer ✅✅usually
take 2- 6 weeks to achieve desired effect.
should be discontinued gradually
could cause impaired swallowing
increased risk for fall due to othrosatic
hypotension, sedation and gait impairment
Causes or contributing factors for Dementia
- answer ✅✅Alzheimer's
chronic alcoholism
Classification of Bipolar disorder - answer
✅✅Bipolar I
Bipolar II
Cyclothymic disorder
and mixed features
Clozapine (Clozaril - answer ✅✅Atypical
antipsychotic
, antipsychotic drug, second generation
It can help Positive and negative symptoms
Dementia - answer ✅✅Dementia- orientation
to person, place, and time is an important
intervention.
Onset is slow over months
Donepezil (Aricept) - answer
✅✅cholinesterase inhibitor
can be used in any stage of Alzheimers.
Extrapyramidal side effects - answer
✅✅are involuntary movements that result
mainly from taking first-generation
antipsychotic drugs
acute dystonia- 1- 5 days
akathisia
pseudoparkinsonism
tardive dyskinesia
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