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WorksheetsPsychiatry Revision Medication
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Mirtazapine is an antidepressant that belongs to the group of:
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Noradrenergic and spesific serotonergic antidepressant
Tetracyclic antidepressant
Melatonergic
Which of the following are antidepressants from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors?
Paroxetine
Sertraline
Escitalopram
Fluvoxamine
Fluoxetine
One of the antidepressants under the group of selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors is:
Mirtazapine
Agomelatine
Duloxetine
Escitalopram
The common side effects of antidepressants from the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are:
Nausea
Vomiting
Dyspepsia
Sexual dysfunction
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Clomipramine is usually used for treatment of (a)
What is the common dose for escitalopram?
5-10 mg/day
20-30 mg/day
10-20 mg/day
30-40 mg/day
Which of the following are anxiolytics?
Clonazepam
Alprazolam
Lorazepam
Diazepam
The followings are typical antipsychotics except:
Haloperidol
Sulpiride
Chlorpromazine
Olanzapine
The second-generation antipsychotics are
Aripiprazole
Risperidone
Quetiapine
Sulpiride
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We usually prescribe (a) as antipsychotic for Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia
A patient presents to the emergency department with aggressive behaviour and starts to shout inappropriately, disturbing other patients and being uncooperative with the instruction. The choice of psychotropic medications that you will serve to the patient are
oral olanzapine and clonazepam
intramuscular haloperidol and intravenous olanzapine
intramuscular haloperidol and intravenous diazepam
oral haloperidol and oral diazepam
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Mood stabiliser with narrow therapeutic index is (a)
Common early lithium toxicity symptoms are
lethargy
tremors
diarrhoea
confusion
Extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) are more common in
typical antipsychotics
atypical antipsychotics
anxiolytics
mood stabilisers
Common symptoms of EPS are
Fever
Diarrhoea
Rigidity
Diaphoresis
