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Native americans ethnic group w/ the highest rate of SI in the US

make an accommodation for them even if against policy


RESPECT also important
If cultural question
contextualize their situation/clarify the meaning of their illness in their culture


if it's a cultural syndrome, it's not mental illness--provide supportive psychotherapy

teach education based on cultural.

Education w/ cultural consideration
if multiple cultures present during education- provide multicultural ethonospecific
assessment parameters

if part of quesiton wrong, whole question wrong.
Answering tips
If 3 of the same and one different usually answer is the one that's different

Priority is airway, breathing, circulation.


Then maslows heirchy-- safety, needs, culture
Answering tips
then assessment before intervention if needed.


don't choose to delegate, always chose to collaborate/do it yourself

lurasidone, abilify, and ziprasidone (geodon)
3 antipscyhotics that are least likely to
cause wt gain
abilify least sedating


elevated A1C, lipid, glucose, hip to waist ratio, BMI


What do you do first?
Pt develops metabolic syndrome:
reduce calorie, exercise..if not


then switch to lurasidone, abilify, or geodon

atypicals...especially IM injections because fastest mode of action
First psychotic episodes?
Zyprexa, Invega, Abilify or Geodon




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, 10/4/24, 6:07 PM
Normal TSH 0.5 - 5.0

hyperthyroid anxiety, irritable, heat intolerance, tachy, mood swings, wt loss, increased appetite

Hypothyroid cold intolerance, lethargy, wt gain, decreased lbido

Fever
rash
Steven Johnson (lamictal, lamotrigine)
burning eyes/mucosa
HA

Lamictal mood stabilizer that causes the least amount of wt gain

also can cause SJS or rash


especially in asians
Carbamazepine (tegretol)

must screen for HLAB-1502 allele first for all asains (if positive, means at increased
risk for SJS, don't give)

tegretol AND clozaril


DC if ANC <1000 whether or not signs of infection
Which meds cause agranulocytosis

monitor for signs of infection which indicate granulocytosis- fever, sore throat,
fatigue, chills.

can cause:
Valproic Acid (depakote) -spina bifida
-hepatotoxicity (RUQ pain, reddish-brown urine- check LFTS)

confusion
disorientation
lethargy
respiratory depression
Signs of hepatotoxicity (depakote) level
>150
priority- D/c depakote
get LFTs, ammonia levels --high ammonia causes confusion


50-125, toxicity occurs if >150

HCG human chorionic gonadotropin
pregnancy test
always check before placing on mood stabilizer for women childbearing age (12-51)

herbal supplement
taken for insomnia, anxiety

Kava kava
MOST important is to check LFTs


also drug drug interaction w/ kava and benzos


BZN
Which meds can effect liver? TCA
Depakote

0.6-1.2


Lithium level If reaches 1.5- discontinue lithum...


if 1.3 or 1.4---monitor for toxicity, but once reaches 1.5- immediately d/c


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