course material questions and stuff

Extreme fatigue, drowsiness, slurred speech, acting drunk, lack of coordination, confusion, and agitation

These are common symptoms of benzodiazepine overdose, and treatment is needed with flumazenil. It is the only antidote to benzodiazepine toxicity.

(probably not on test)

31. Medications approved for OCD: Anafranil and Fluvoxamine

28. MAOIs-indications, contraindications, side effects, patient education, risk of hypertensive crisis, signs of hypertensive crisis, treatment of hypertensive crisis (stop med, phentolamine, stabilize fever), EMSAM (transdermal patch).

23. Long acting injectables: Relprevv (olanzipine), Risperdal Consta, Invega Sustenna, Invega Trinza, Aristada (aripiprazole)

19. Second generations antipsychotics least likely to cause weight gain: LAG (Latuda is the best, Abilify is the second best, Geodon is the third choice).

27. Serotonin Syndrome: signs/presentation, risk factors, treatment (stop medication, cyproheptadine)

32. Lithium: indications, side effects, contraindications, signs of early and late toxicity, patient education (importance of hydration and adequate salt intake), baseline labs (thyroid function tests, renal function test, pregnancy test), medications contraindicated with lithium, gold standard for suicidality in bipolar, therapeutic range, frequency of lithium levels, neuroprotective treatment for bipolar I disorder, labs that need monitored while on lithium (leukocytosis-can increase WBC, Creatinine, BUN, NA+, Pregnancy test, 4+ protein in urine).

33. Depakote: indications, side effects, contraindications, signs of toxicity, baseline labs (LFTs, thrombocytopenia), patient education, therapeutic range.

35. Clozapine: indications, side effects, contraindications, REMS, guidelines for monitoring labs, treatment for drug resistant schizophrenia, agranulocytosis (lab values, signs), treatment guidelines based on ANC values.