Antidepressant Comparison Chart - Dosing and Major Side Effects Fluoxetine Sertraline Citalopram Escitalopram Paroxetine Fluvoxamine Venlaxafine Duloxetine Mirtazapine Bupropion by Dr. Sam Jackson via Dr Poorman @DrPoorman #Antidepressant #Comparison #Chart #psychiatry #medications #dosing

Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs Benzodiazepines: - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses facilitating GABA-mediated chloride ion channel opening frequency • enhance membrane hyperpolarization - Dose-dependent depressant effects on the CNS including sedation and relief of anxiety • amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia • coma • and respiratory depression Barbituates: - Bind to specific GABA-A receptor subunits at CNS neuronal synapses facilitating GABA-mediated chloride ion channel duration • enhance membrane hyperpolarization - Dose-dependent depressant effects on the CNS including sedation and relief of anxiety • amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia • coma and respiratory depression • dose-response relationship than Newer Hyponotics: - Bind selectively to a subgroup of GABAA receptors, acting like benzodiazepines to enhance membrane hyperpolarization - Rapid onset of hypnosis with few amnestic effects or day-after psychomotor depression or somnolence Melatonin Receptor Antagonists: - Activates MT1 and MT2 receptors in suprachiasmatic nuclei in the CNS - Rapid onset of sleep with minimal rebound insomnia or withdrawal symptoms Orexin Antagonists: - Blocks binding of orexins, neuropeptides that promote wakefulness - Promotes sleep onset and duration 5-HT-Receptor Agonist: Mechanism uncertain: - Partial agonist at 5-HT receptors but affinity for receptors also possible - Slow onset (1-2 weeks) of anxiolytic effects • minimal psychomotor impairment—no additive CNS depression with sedative-hypnotic drugs #Sedative #Hypnotic #Drugs #medications #pharmacology #comparison #table

Check out this cranial nerves #chart for #assessment in nursing! Assessment of the cranial nerves provides insightful and vital information about the patient’s nervous system. There are 12 cranial nerves that are often forgotten by nurses, so with that in mind, here’s a free assessment form that you can use!

Status Epilepticus Algorithm #Pharm #Management #Peds #Status #Epilepticus #Refractory #Seizures #PEMSource

Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal Generalized Seizures - Absence seizures - Myoclonic seizures - Tonic seizures - Tonic-clonic seizures - Atonic seizures #Generalized #Focal #Seizures #Types #Classification #Neurology #Differential #Diagnosis