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Treats mainly positive signs of schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER first
gen/conventional anti psychotics
first gen/ conventional antipsychotics - CORRECT ANSWER Chlorpromazine,
Haloperidol, Loxapine, Fluphenazine
2nd gen antipsychotics - CORRECT ANSWER Risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine,
ziprasidone, clozapine
3rd gen antipsychotics - CORRECT ANSWER Aripiprazole
Meds for schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER conventional antipsychotics, atypical
antipsychotics, 3rd gen antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizing agents,
benzos
Meds for Depressive disorders - CORRECT ANSWER SSRI's, TCA's, MOAI's, atypical
antidepressants, SNRI's, st. johns wort, light therapy
SSRI's - CORRECT ANSWER Fluoxetine, citalopram, setraline, escitalopram,
paroxetine, vilazodone
TCA's - CORRECT ANSWER Amitriptaline
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MAOI's - CORRECT ANSWER Phenelzine, Selegiline
First-line drug for atypical depression - CORRECT ANSWER MAOI
Meds for Bipolar - CORRECT ANSWER Mood stabilizers, anticonvulsants,
antianxiety, 2nd gen antipsychotics, antidepressants (fluoxetine)
antileptic Meds for bipolar disorder - CORRECT ANSWER valproic acid,
carbamazepine, lamotrigine, Oxcarbazepine, Topiramate
Mood stabilizer - CORRECT ANSWER lithium carbonate
initial range for lithium levels - CORRECT ANSWER 0.8-1.4 mEq/L
maintenance range for lithium - CORRECT ANSWER 0.4-1.0 mEq/L
Early lithium toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER less than 1.5 mEq/L
Advanced lithium toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5-2.0 mEq/L
Severe lithium toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER 2.0-2.5 mEq/L