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administered to control the symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations are
Antipsychotic drugs
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1st generation of antipsychotic drugs are
- Haloperidol (Haldol)
- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
- Thioridazine (Mellaril)
- Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
- Trifluoperzine (Stelazine)
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Haloperidol (Haldol) is classified as a ___________.
butyropenone antipsychotic
hint: others are phenothiazines
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2nd generation of antipsychotic drugs are often referred to as
"atypical" antipsychotics or typical roleptics.
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2nd gen antipsychotic drugs include
- Aripiprazole (abilify)
- risperidone (Risperdal)
- clozapine (Clozaril)
- olanzpine (Zyprexa)
- quetiapine (Seroquel)
- ziprasidone (Geodon)
Paliperiodone (Invega) - newest atypical
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Most psychiatric drugs react on the
CNS
they leave the blood stream to enter the interstitial fluid, the CSF and/or the cells of the brain
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Some drugs cannot cross the blood brain barrier in an active form, but will cross in an _________form that later changed into the active metabolite within the brain
Inactive
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The time (typically in hours) that it takes for plasma concentrations of a drug to decrease to half of an initial value?
Half-life
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Assess for:
Describing "feeling antsy"
Inability to keep still
Pacing the floor
Not being frightened
Akanthisia
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Assess for:
Expressing thoughts of worry or concerns
Having fears, even unable to state the source of worry
Often having somatic sx
Anxiety
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Assess for:
Exhibiting escalating anxiety and anger
Vocalizing concerns/complaints
Possibly demonstrating destructive behavior
Agitation
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Most comomon and consists of a subjective sense of restlessness with perceived need to pace or otherwise move continuously
akathisia
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consists of sustained, involuntary muscle spasms; these most commonly involve head and neck, but occasionally occur in the other muscle groups
Dystonia
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