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Nurs 660 Exam 1- Antipsychotic Medications with accurate solutions

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Nurs 660 Exam 1- Antipsychotic Medications with accurate solutions

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Nurs 660 Exam 1- |! |! |! |!




Antipsychotic Medications |! |!




with accurate solutions |! |!




Three classes of classical/ FGA - Correct answer ✔
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1) phenothiazines
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2) thioxanthenes
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3) butyrophenones
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prototypical SGA - Correct answer ✔clozapine |! |! |! |! |!




chlorpromazine (THORAZINE) - Correct answer ✔-lowest potentcy |! |! |! |! |! |! |!




antipsychotic |!




-significant alpha-1 adrenergic blockade --> sedation, hypotention
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-DA blockage in basal ganglia --> EPS
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classic example of butyrophenone (FGA) - Correct answer ✔haloperidol
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(HALDOL)



haloperiol (HALDOL) - Correct answer ✔-potent D2 blockade --> acute
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treatment of psychosis |! |!




-high EPS, sedation
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, -less weight gain, anticholinergic effects, hypotension
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drug usually used to treat acute psychotic episodes - Correct answer
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✔haloperidol (HALDOL) |!




first generation antipsychotics block what receptors? - Correct answer ✔block
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D2 receptors- therapeutic efficacy correlates with D2 blockade
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which antipsychotics alleviate mainly positive symptoms, and carry higher
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risk of EPS and tardive dyskinesia with high doses and long-term use -
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Correct answer ✔first generation/ typical antipsychotics
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-haloperidol

-chlorpromazine



SGA have greater affinity for which receptors - Correct answer ✔-affinity for
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serotonin >> dopamine |! |!




SGA characteristics - Correct answer ✔-block more than 1 type of receptor
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-help positive and negative sxs
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-improve cognitive fx |! |!




-less EPS/TD |!




SGA/ atypical (5+) - Correct answer ✔1) clozapine (CLOZARIL)
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2) risperidone (RIPERDAL)
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