Treatment for suicide (only 2 Durgs)
Lithium
Clozapine
Age of highest suicide rate? Race?
45-64. Then 85+
Whites; then Native Americans
Li indicates for?
Normal target range
Mania/depression
0.6-1.2
Mood stabilizers?
Carbamazepine
Depakote
Lamotrigene
Li
severe side effect of Lamotrigine?
Valproic acid?
Li?
Carbamazepine?
Steven’s Johnson Syndrome
Pancreatitis
Thyroid dysfunction; DI
Aplastic anemia
Treatment for DI?
Amiloride
Clozapine black box warnings?
#myocarditis #cardiovascular collapse #seizure #agranulocytosis #death in demented patients
ECT indications?
#Psychosis #mania/Depression
ECT side effects?
Absolute contraindication?
#Headache #Confusion #Anterograde amnesia
None