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Antipsychotic Side Effect Profiles (Typical / AtypicaI)

Listed by Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSE), Weight Gain, Elevated Prolactin
Antipsychotic Side ... (EPSE), Weight Gain ... Sedation #Atypical #Antipsychotics ... Adverse #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic ... Dyslipidemia, Weight Gain ... #Atypical #Antipsychotics ... Adverse #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics ... Table Atypical antipsychotics ... common to all antipsychotics ... dyslipidaemia, weight gain ... Table #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Neuromuscular Abnormalities ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Side Effects of Antipsychotic ... Young, antipsychotic ... facies, shuffling gait ... • Tx: Stop antipsychotic ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Neuromuscular Abnormalities ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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symptoms, motor abnormalities ... (gait, strength ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
pruritus, weight gain ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... restlessness #AntiPsychotics ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
ulceration of the upper GIT ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... #criticalcare #pharmacology