Atypical anxiolytic - 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...

NSG-322 Exam 1 Pre Questions With Answers Types of anxiolytics and uses - ANSWER Benzodiazepines (short term use) Non-Benzodiazepines (long term use) Antidepressants are what classification? - ANSWER SSRIs (long term use) Anticonvulsant drug - ANSWER Pregabalin Propranolol classification - ANSWER Beta Blocker Hydroxyzine classification - ANSWER Antihistamine Buspirone classification - ANSWER Alternative anxiolytic (A serotonin-dopamine agonist). Benzodiazepine examples - ANSWER l...

T or F: It can take up to 4-6 weeks to attain optimal therapeutic benefit from some antidepressants. - correct answer T T or F: Serotonin, derived from tyramine, is the neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating mood. - correct answer F - derived from tryptophan T or F: Positive regard is the unconditional nonjudgmental attitude demonstrated by the nurse to the client. - correct answer T T or F: Therapeutic relationships are similar to social relationships in that they are primaril...

dopaminergic agent levodopa/carbidopa anticholinergic agent benzotrophine cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil Immunomodulators interferon beta traditional anti epileptic drugs phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid atypical anti epileptic drugs oxcarbazepine lamotrigdine barbiturates Phenobarbital muscle spams drugs baclofen dantrolene 1st generation antipsychotics low potency: chlorpromazine high potency: haloperidol 2nd...

COMLEX II High Yield Exam Questions With Verified Answers. Initial study for osteomyelitis How is treatment monitored? - answerx-ray, but MRI if it is equivocal (more sensitive, so will rule IN the dx) Follow ESR and CRP(prognostic) (WBC is usually normal!!) Pacer required for these blocks - answerMobitz type II (3:1 pattern of P to QRS, regular R to R) 3rd degree block (P's and QRSs are "divorced) First line for OCD - answerSSRIs acute dystonia (timing after drug initiation) - answe...

dopaminergic agent - ANS levodopa/carbidopa anticholinergic agent - ANS benztropine cholinesterase inhibitor - ANS donepezil Immunomodulators - ANS interferon beta traditional anti epileptic drugs - ANS phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid atypical anti epileptic drugs - ANS oxcarbazepine lamotrigine barbiturates - ANS Phenobarbital muscle spams drugs - ANS baclofen dantrolene 1st generation ant...

NSG552 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsycho...

NSG552 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsycho...

NUR 114 Test 5 (Part 1 & 2) | Verified with 100% Correct Answers PART 1 ___ ___: face to face process of interacting that focus on advancing the physical and emotional well-being of a patient. Therapeutic Communication Disease:___- a psychological spectrum characterized by a range of emotional/cognitive dysfunctions that affect speech, drive, and the ability to make decisions. Schizophrenia What are the five types of schizophrenia? paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual ...

NUR 2474 Pharmacology Exam 1 GRADED A LATEST UPDATE Dopaminergic agent - levodopa/carbidopa Anticholinergic agent - benzotrophine Cholinesterase inhibitor - donepezil Immunomodulators - interferon beta Traditional anti epileptic drugs - phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid Atypical anti epileptic drugs - oxcarbazepine lamotrigdine Barbiturates - Phenobarbital Muscle spams drugs - baclofen dantrolene 1st generation antipsychotics - low potency: chlorpromazine high potency: h...