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Exam 1: MH701 / MH 701 (Latest
2025 / 2026) Psychopharmacologic / Neuroscience Foundations of Mental Health Care | Module Notes Questions and Answers | 100% Correct - Frontier
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You do NOT give this med for Tardive Dyskinesia, though we give it for the other EPS
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benztropine
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This glutamate antagonist is a potential second-line agent for TD management
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amantadine (Symmetrel)
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This supplement is neuroprotective for people with TD
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ginkgo
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NMS is a side effect of antipsychotics and is a life-threatening emergency and is fatal in 10% of cases. It usually occurs later in treatment but can occur earlier. These are its characteristics
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*reduced consciousness *increased muscle tone *autonomic dysfunction (hyperpyrexia, hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea, diaphoresis, drooling)
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Cogwheeling
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ratchety movement due to superimposition of tremor on rigidity
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treatment for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
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early detection admission to hospital discontinue medications, management of fluid balance cooling blankets, antipyretic agents, bromocriptine, dantrolene monitoring for complications
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These medications are given for side effects, but can decrease antipsychotic effects
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anticholinergics
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This anticonvulsant which is also used as a mood stabilizer can decrease antipsychotic effects by 50%
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carbamazepine (Tegretol)
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