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depakote can cause what birth defect? - ✔✔spina bifida
Depakote can affect what organ? - ✔✔liver
Can TCAs cause liver toxicity? - ✔✔yes
Kava Kava can affect what organ system? - ✔✔liver
Should you take benzo's and kava kava? - ✔✔no
Carbamazepine can cause what reaction in Asians? Because of which allele? - ✔✔SJS; HLAB -1502 allele
What 2 meds can cause agranulocytosis; at what ANC would you d/c these drugs? - ✔✔carbamazepime
and clozaril; 1,000
If creatinine is greater than ___ --> d/c lithium - ✔✔1.5
What level of proteinurea is concerning? - ✔✔4+
BPD patients with mood symptoms may benefit from which medicaiton? - ✔✔lithium
MEDICATIONS THAT can increase lithium levels - ✔✔NSAIDs (ibu and indocin), THIAZIDES, ACE
INHIBITORS (lisinopril)
does lithium potentially cause hyper or hypothyroidism? - ✔✔hypothyroidism
, lithium can cause what abnormal finding on EKG? - ✔✔T-wave inversion (and many more)
NMS is primarily caused by which drug class? - ✔✔antipsychotics
What 3 lab findings indicate muscle breakdown in NMS? - ✔✔myoglobinuria, rhabdomyolysis, CPK
What 2 treatments are successful for NMS symptoms? - ✔✔Bromocriptine-- dopamine agonist,
Dantrolene- muscle relaxerQ
Medication for serotonin syndrome? - ✔✔cyproheptadine
How long to wait before switching from one medication class to another (SSRI to a MAOI)? - ✔✔2 weeks
how long to wait--> switching from prozac to MAOI - ✔✔5-6 weeks
What migraine medication may put you at high risk for SS? - ✔✔sumatriptan (Imitrex)
Best non-pharmacological way to treat schizophrenia - ✔✔Assertive Community Treatment
How to test abstraction on MSE? - ✔✔interpret a proverb
Where is SI documented in the MSE? - ✔✔Thought Content
How do assess fund of knowledge on MSE? - ✔✔Who is the president?
problems with clock drawing test point to problem in which brain hemisphere? - ✔✔RIGHT