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Are Some Blood Pressure Meds Linked to Depression, Bipolar Risk? | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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A psychiatric medication is a licensed psychoactive drug taken to exert an effect on the chemical makeup of the brain and nervous system. Thus, these medications are used to treat mental disorders. Usually prescribed in psychiatric settings, these medications are typically made of synthetic chemical compounds, although some are naturally occurring, or at least naturally derived. Since the mid-20th century, such medications have been leading treatments for a broad range of mental disorders and have decreased the need for long-term hospitalization therefore lowering the cost of mental health care.

Psychiatric medications carry risk for adverse effects. The occurrence of adverse effects can potentially reduce drug compliance. Some adverse effects can be treated symptomatically by using adjunct medications such as anticholinergics (antimuscarinics). Some rebound or withdrawal adverse effects, including the possibility of a sudden or severe emergence or re-emergence of psychosis, may appear when the drugs are discontinued, or discontinued too rapidly.

There are six main groups of psychiatric medications.

Antidepressants, which treat disparate disorders such as clinical depression, dysthymia, anxiety, eating disorders and borderline personality disorder.[7]

Stimulants, which treat disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, and to suppress the appetite.

Antipsychotics, which treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms occurring in the context of other disorders such as mood disorders, and to stimulate the appetite.

Mood stabilizers, which treat bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder.

Anxiolytics, which treat anxiety disorders.

Depressants, which are used as hypnotics, sedatives, and anesthetics.

Psychedelics, which have a broad array of powerful acute effects and are taken under professional supervision during extended psychotherapy sessions

Antipsychotics are drugs used to treat various symptoms of psychosis, such as those caused by psychotic disorders or schizophrenia. Atypical antipsychotics are also used as mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar disorder, and they can augment the action of antidepressants in major depressive disorder.[8] Antipsychotics are sometimes referred to as neuroleptic drugs and some antipsychotics are branded “major tranquilizers”.

There are two categories of antipsychotics: typical antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics. Most antipsychotics are available only by prescription.

Common antipsychotics:[9][not in citation given]

Typical antipsychotics

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)

Haloperidol (Haldol)

Perphenazine (Trilafon)

Thioridazine (Melleril)

Thiothixene (Navane)

Flupenthixol (Fluanxol)

Trifluoperazine (Stelazine)

Atypical antipsychotics

Aripiprazole (Abilify)

Clozapine (Clozaril)

Olanzapine (Zyprexa)

Paliperidone (Invega)

Quetiapine (Seroquel)

Risperidone (Risperdal)

Zotepine (Nipolept)

Ziprasidone (Geodon)

Antidepressants are drugs used to treat clinical depression, and they are also often used for anxiety and other disorders. Most antidepressants will hinder the breakdown of serotonin or norepinephrine or both. A commonly used class of antidepressants are called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which act on serotonin transporters in the brain to increase levels of serotonin in the synaptic cleft.[8] SSRIs will often take 3–5 weeks to have a noticeable effect, as the regulation of receptors in the brain adapts. Bi-functional SSRIs are currently being researched, which will occupy the autoreceptors instead of ‘throttling’ serotonin .[citation needed] There are multiple classes of antidepressants which have different mechanisms of action. Another type of antidepressant is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, which is thought to block the action of Monoamine oxidase, an enzyme that breaks down serotonin and norepinephrine. MAOIs are not used as first-line treatment due to the risk of hypertensive crisis related to the consumption of foods containing the amino acid tyramine.[8]

Common antidepressants:[10][not in citation given]

Fluoxetine (Prozac), SSRI

Paroxetine (Paxil, Seroxat), SSRI

Citalopram (Celexa), SSRI

Escitalopram (Lexapro), SSRI

Sertraline (Zoloft), SSRI

Duloxetine (Cymbalta), SNRI

Venlafaxine (Effexor), SNRI

Bupropion (Wellbutrin), NDRI[11]

Mirtazapine (Remeron), NaSSA

Isocarboxazid (Marplan), MAOI

Phenelzine (Nardil), MAOI

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A patient with a ventricular paced rhythm and chest pain | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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This 80-something patient had recently had a pacer placed for complete heart block and had not had an angiogram at that time. Ischemia had not been suspected.

He had this ECG recorded:

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Ventricular rhythms

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Orbital fractures in the emergency department: a review of early assessment and management | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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Orbital fractures are a common, potentially vision-threatening presentation to an emergency department. Appropriate early management and referral by the emergency medicine practitioner has a significant role in preventing cosmetic and functional sequelae of orbital trauma. In this paper, we review the emergency, non-specialist management of traumatic injuries to the orbit.

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Having Battered Bahamas, Hurricane Matthew Bears Down on Florida | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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St. Jude Medical Gets FDA Green Light for Infinity Deep Brain Stimulation System for Parkinson’s, Essential Tremor | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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SGEM#135: The Answer My Friend is Blowin’ in your Nose – High Flow Nasal Oxygen | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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Podcast Link: SGEM135 Date: October 28th, 2015 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern. Justin is an emergency physician and the director of simulation education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario. He loves skepticism and medical education, especially when it is free and open access. He is the author of the #FOAMed blog First10EM.com and is an associate editor […]…

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SGEM#136: CPR – Man or Machine? | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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Podcast Link: SGEM136 Date: November 13th, 2015 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim Rezaie. Salim is an associate clinical professor of Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas. He is the creator/founder of the REBEL EM Blog and REBEL Cast. Case: A 65-year old male has a witnessed cardiac arrest. He […]…

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Medics head to southwest Haiti as Cholera kills 13 in Matthew’s wake | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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PORT-AU-PRINCE/LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) – Cholera has killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, as health workers sought to reach the epicenter of one outbreak.

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Actor Gabrielle Union Is on a Breast Health Mission | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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Inspired by the loss of a close pal, she empowers women to get cancer screenings.

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Paramedics’ experiences of end-of-life care decision making with regard to nursing home residents: an exploration of influential issues and factors | Online Medical Assistant Training Programs

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For a patient nearing the end of his or her life, transfer from a nursing home to the ED can be inappropriate, with potentially negative consequences, but transfer in these circumstances is, regrettably, all too common. There is a lack of published literature exploring how paramedics make decisions in end-of-life care situations. This study aims to explore how paramedics make decisions when asked to transport nursing home residents nearing the end of their lives.
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