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Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Antipsychotic Medications ... prolongation #Atypical ... Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Psychiatry
Third Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) Example: Aripiprazole
Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonist
 • Binds
Side Effects (Atypical ... ThirdGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Dysphagia • Psychiatric ... health issues • Medication ... #Diagnosis #Nutrition
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
the Elderly - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Polypharmacy - esp. > 4 medications ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Anxiety Other • Medications ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Channel Blockers - Medications ... Psychiatric drugs ... ChannelBlockers #Medications ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
Side Effects (Atypical ... SecondGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Visual Impairment, Medications ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #neurology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Side Effects Typical ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #diagnosis ... #psychiatry
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Anemia • Medications ... Diuretics) • TIA • Psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm