ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTOR EXAM YEAR 2024 PERFECT ANSWERS.

Treats mainly positive signs of schizophrenia - first gen/conventional anti psychotics first gen/ conventional antipsychotics - Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Loxapine, Fluphenazine 2nd gen antipsychotics - Risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, clozapine 3rd gen antipsychotics - Aripiprazole Meds for schizophrenia - conventional antipsychotics, atypical antipsychotics, 3rd gen antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizing agents, benzos Meds for Depressive disorders - SSRI's, TCA's, MOAI's, atypical antidepressants, SNRI's, st. johns wort, light therapy SSRI's - Fluoxetine, citalopram, setraline, escitalopram, paroxetine, vilazodone TCA's - Amitriptaline MAOI's - Phenelzine, Selegiline First-line drug for atypical depression - MAOI Meds for Bipolar - Mood stabilizers, anticonvulsants, antianxiety, 2nd gen antipsychotics, antidepressants (fluoxetine) antileptic meds for bipolar disorder - valproic acid, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, Oxcarbazepine, Topiramate Mood stabilizer - lithium carbonate initial range for lithium levels - 0.8-1.4 mEq/L maintenance range for lithium - 0.4-1.0 mEq/L Early lithium toxicity - less than 1.5 mEq/L Advanced lithium toxicity - 1.5-2.0 mEq/L Severe lithium toxicity - 2.0-2.5 mEq/L Coma-- death (Max lithium toxicity) - greater than 2.5 mEq/L Meds for anxiety disorders - SSRI's, SNRI's, Benzos, non benzos, beta blockers, antihistamines, anticonvulsants Meds for ASD & PTSD - antidepressants (SSRI, SNRI, TCA's), Prazosin, Propanolol, MAOI meds for adjustment disorder and dissociative disorders - usually not prescribed unless finding of depression or anxiety centrally acting alpha blockers - Prazosin meds for ADHD - CNS stimulants, SNRIs, TCA's, alpha-adrenergic agonists alpha-adrenergic agonist - guanfacine & clonidine for ADHD meds for autism spectrum disorders - SSRI's, Antipsychotics meds for Intermittent explosive disorder - SSRI's, Mood stabilizers (lithium), antipsychotics, beta blockers meds for oppositional defiant disorder - not generally prescribed meds for conduct disorders - 2nd & 3rd antipsychotics, TCA's, antianxiety meds, mood stabilizers meds for anxiety disorders for children - no FDA approved for children, SSRI's maybe meds for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder - antidepressants CNS stimulants - for ADHD--Methylphenidate, amphetamine mixture, dextroamphetamine meds for somatic disorders - antidepressants and anxiolytics, analgesics meds for illness anxiety disorder - antidepressants and anxiolytics meds for conversion disorder - antidepressants and anxiolytics meds for delirium - antipsychotics orantianxiety meds for dementia & AD - cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, SSRI's. antianxiety, and antipsychotics only for hallucinations and delusion cholinesterase inhibitors - Donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine