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- 2. This type of the antipsychosis drug requires patients who are taking the drug to get regular blood work due to agranular cytosis.
- 5. This drug class is usually ordered as prn for a patient who is on antipsychotic medications due to its antidote effect (hint: tremor).
- 7. This drug class is commonly known as 'benzols' and has a sedative effects.
- 8. This deadly "" is also referred as a 'neuroleptic malignant syndrome' (NMS) and this is one of the severe side effects of atypical antipsychosis. Muscle rigidity and uncontrolled sweating is characterized.
- 9. This drug is classified as antidepressant and is used as a last resort for patients without successful treatment symptoms. (hint: answer is in acronym and pt cannot eat cheese or wine during this treatment).
- 11. This kind of relationship evolves around the patient, meaning relationship that consists of giving and professional boundaries. It helps to build trust which helps patients to identify his/her problems and resolve the issue.
- 12. This is also referred as a "pink form" and this allows the hospital to hold the patient for 48h when he/she is involuntarily admitted into the unit.
- 13. Top 5 causes of this mental illness are known as HIV, lewy body, alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease.
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- 1. This drug is commonly used in depression and it takes approximately 4-6 weeks to work. (hint: answer is in acronym).
- 2. This type of mental health drug is often used in combination with psychotropic drugs for effective treatment outcome.
- 3. This drug's side effects include unbalanced posture, shuffling, dyskenisia, dysphagia, oculargenic crisis.
- 4. This drug class is often used for depression. One of its side effects include increased seizure risk and decreased appetite. However, decreased sexual desire is not present as one of the side effects.
- 5. Drug class which relieves cognitive perceptual disorders such as delusions/hallucinations. Used to relieve apathy, withdrawals, depression, irritability, restlessness or excitability.
- 6. Natural salt in our body; the therapeutic level is 0.5-1.0 or 0.6-1.2 This drug is well known for its toxicity when not used properly.
- 10. Typical antipsychotic medication that has the calming effect. Trade name is Haldol.
