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N301 M&A AND COGNITION MEDICATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE GRADED A
2025/2026
Terms in this set (89)
antidepressants act on neurotransmitters norepinephrine, dopamine,
serotonin
TCAs
SSRIs
antidepressant SNRIs
classess MAOIs
do not drive until you know how
they effect you sexual dysfunction
antidepressants weight gain (encourage exercise/healthy diet)
education do not take over the counter medications due to interactions
Serotonin
Syndrome Black
antidepressants Box Warning
major education monitor BUN/Cr, liver
enzymes low doses
first
depression
TCA uses anxiety
neuropathy
amitriptyline
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clomipramine
TCA examples doxepin
imipramine
nortriptyline
decreases
sweating dry
TCA side effects mouth
constipation
blurred vision
increased heart rate
TCA side effects anticholinergic effects do not mean stop taking them.
teaching encourage drinking more water, taking a stool
softener, and eating fruit
TCAs cardiac get EKG baseline
considerations do not use TCAs for clients recovering from MI or heart
block/history of arrhythmias
caution with history of
seizures urinary
TCA nursing retention
considerations narrow-angle glaucoma
prostatic hypertrophy
what do we avoid grapefruit
while taking TCAs?
depressive
disorders anxiety
ssri uses disorders
bulimia
OCD
citalopram
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escitalopram
fluoxetine
paroxetine
ssri medications sertraline
vilazodone
vortioxetine
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