Practicum Antidepressants and Antipsychotics

What can misuse of Fentanyl cause?

(2 answers)

• Ignorance

• Addiction and overdose

• Death or SOB

• Dizziness similar to being drunk

  "alcohol-like"

• Urination problems

Which of the following is a contraindication for methadone?

• Extreme poverty

• History or family history of cancer, usually colon cancer

• Severe Depression or bipolar disorder

• Withdrawal symptoms

• Heart or respiratory diseases

Is Hydrocodone safe to take if you are pregnant with a child?

• Yes

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You should not take ziprasidone if you have:

• Vision or hearing problems that are susceptible to drug influence

• Low white blood cell counts

• Tachycardia or similar heart diseases that cause a fast heart beat

• History of long QT syndrome

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What drug was thought to be safe due to lower risk of tolerance, abuse, and dependence, but it has lower clinical value than other opiates?

(Also has one-tenth of the pain-reducing qualities of morphine)

(2 answers)

• Tramadol

• Abilify

• Ultram

• Fentanyl

• Yugoslavia

Answer explanation

Just know it.

Which of the following is a serious side effect of meperidine?

(According to drugs.com)

• Sweating

• Severe constipation

• Sickle cell anemia

• Addiction to meperidine and "gateway addiction" to fentanyl.

• Blockade in the large intestinal tract

Which of the following are possible serious side effects of taking quetiapine.

(2 answers)

• Risk of death in the elderly with dementia

• Seizures

• Panic attacks and anxiety

• Sudden mood swings with hypertension

• Suicidal thoughts

What do antipsychotic drugs treat?

(2 answers)

• bipolar disorder

• Schizophrenia

• "pre-seizures"

• Dementia and insomnia

• Alzheimer's disease

Can fentanyl be used via transdermal?

(Hint: fentanyl transdermal is on the Quizlet)

• No

• Yes

• Quizlet

How would you pronounce meperidine?

• me-per-I-DEEN

• me-per-i-deen

• MEP-er-i-deen

• me-PER-i-deen

• me-PER-I-deen