What antipsychotics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 2: NSG552 / NSG 552 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology Exam | Grade A Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Q: What disorder presents as: not fixated on body shape/weight, recur- rent episodes of binge eating, no compensatory behaviors (vomiting/laxa- tives/etc), usually obese? Answer: Binge-eating disorder Q: What is the treatment for binge-eating disorder? Answer: First-line: SSRIs (escitalo- pram); Psychotherapy; Vyvanse= FDA approved/ topamx associated with weight ...

The 1/2 life of lithium is about? 24 hours Fluoxetine is the SSRI with the ______ WD risk? lowest due to long half life What antipsychotics are good for pts who miss doses of their meds? Antipsychotics with long half-lives: 1. Cariprazine(Vrylar): (2-4 days-active metabolites up to 3 weeks) 2. Abilify (3 days) 3. Brexipiprazole (4 days) 4. Pimozide (4-5 days) 5. Pimavanserin (2 days, active metabolites 8 days) Disulfiram's alcohol interactions persist for up to how l...

Exam 1: NSG552/ NSG 552 (New 2024/2025 Update) Psychopharmacology Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade QUESTION What is NMS? What are s/s? NMS is a life-threatening idiopathic reaction to antipsychotic medications (more common w/ FGAs). It is a medical emergency with 20% mortality rate is untreated! -S/s (*FALTERED*) -Fever Autonomic instability (BP, HR) Leukocytosis Tremor Elevated CK Rigidity Excessive sweating Delirium QUESTION Wha...

Exam 1: NUR 210/ NUR210 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Principles of Pharmacology Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| Galen Q: Antipsychotic- Haloperidol? Answer: Uses: Schizophrenia, Acute sycosis S/E: Dry mouth, Sedation Adverse reactions/ Toxicity: EPS(Tremors) NMS(fever, rigidity) Contradictions: Mood stabilizers & antipsychotics Q: Atypical Antipsychotic- Aripiprazole? Answer: Uses: Schizophrenia S/E: Dryness, Weight gain, Drowsy, Sedation anticholinergic effects ...

Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 2024 / 2025 Update | Questions and Verified Answers | New!! – Chamberlain Q: What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? Answer: mania depression cognitive disorders dementia Q: What are some positive symptoms? Answer: Hallucinations Delusions Thought disorder Hostility Excitability Q: What are some Negative symptoms? Answer: Affective flattening Alogia Anhe...

Exam 1: NSG552 / NSG 552 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology Exam | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What are D2 receptor antagonist most popular medications? (3) Answer: Haloperi- dol Fluphenazine (possibly Thorazine) Your first generations Q: Difference and comparison in between FGA and SGA: Atypical antipsychotics have a profile of symptom ac- tions Answer: equal profile of positive symptom actions Q: Difference and comparison...

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 antipsychotics Referred to as Typical Antipsychotics. Most have strong bond w...

WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS 6630 FINAL EXAM 100+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024. NURS6630 Final Exam: Walden University QUESTION 1 What will the PMHNP most likely prescribe to a patient with psychotic aggression who needs to manage the top-down cortical control and the excessive drive from striatal hyperactivity? A. Stimulants B. Antidepressants C. Antipsychotics D. SSRIs QUESTION 2 The PMHNP is selecting a medication treatment option for a patient who is exhibiting psychotic beha...

Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 2023/ 2024 Update| Questions and Verified Answers| New!! – Chamberlain Q: What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? Answer: mania depression cognitive disorders dementia Q: What are some positive symptoms? Answer: Hallucinations Delusions Thought disorder Hostility Excitability Q: What are some Negative symptoms? Answer: Affective flattening ...

What types of things does the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) assess and what score indicates significant pain? correct answer: 1. Facial expression (relaxed vs. grimacing) 2. Upper limbs (no movement vs. permanently retracted) 3. Compliance with ventilation (tolerating movement vs. unable to control ventilation/fighting vent) >5 What types of things does the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) assess and what score indicates significant pain? correct answer: 1. Body movements (a...

NR546 NR 546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+. 2 / 11 1. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?: inhibits andactivates the amygdala 2. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?:speech compre-hension 3. The limbic system is associated with which of the following: emotion andlearning 4. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?: hip-pocampus 5. When prescribing psychotropic medications...