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chpt 7 quiz
pht 101
Question | Answer |
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what's another term for antipsychotics? | neuroleptics |
during which sleeping stage is dreaming? | stages III & IV |
which sleep agent class induces sleepwalking & blackouts? | zolpidem (Ambien) |
which tricycline antidepressant helps bedwetting kids? | imipramine (Tofranil) |
what drug that treats alcohol addiction interferes with ethanol metabolism? | disulfiram (Antabuse) |
which drug pair share the same chemical makeup, with differently arranged atoms (isomers)? | citalopram (Celexa) & escitalopram (Lexapro) |
what 2 neurotransmitters are with schizophrenia? | dopamine & serotonin |
what is the only antispychotic with a ceiling dose affecting vision? | thioridazine |
what term is anxiety without an identifiable source outside the patient that has it? | endogenous |
what's the only mood stabilizer that decreases suicide risks in the bipolar? | lithium (Eskalith) |
for what drug class of antidepressants do patients need to avoid food/other drugs to prevent severe hypertensive crisis? | MAOIs |
how does duloxetine (Cymbalta) differ from SSRIs? | it blocks serotonin & norepinephrine reuptakes |
what's the most severe psychiatric disorder? | depression |
which drug isn't a SSRI? | amitriptyline (Elavil) |
what drug can be an alternative to lithium for bipolar, even with rapid cyclers? | divalproex (Depakote) |
with which psychiatric disorder involves major depression & mild/severe agitation episodes? | bipolar |
which of the following is an anticholinergic drug for extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotic therapy? | benztropine (Cogentin) |
fluoxetine (Prozac) works through which mechanism? | it inhibits the reuptake of serotonine in certain brain neurons |
which of the following antidepressants causes male priapism (abnormal erection)? | trazodone (Desyrel) |
which class of antidepressants stops enzymes from metabolizing serotonin & norepinephrine? | MAOIs |