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What is the primary concern of a patient being considered for cross-titration to aripiprazole or brexpiprazole?
What is the primary concern of a patient being considered for cross-titration to aripiprazole or brexpiprazole?
What is the unique feature shared by aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine?
What is the unique feature shared by aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine?
In what setting are aripiprazole and brexpiprazole most commonly prescribed?
In what setting are aripiprazole and brexpiprazole most commonly prescribed?
What is the main difference between the two pips and the rip?
What is the main difference between the two pips and the rip?
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What is the primary benefit of cross-titrating a patient from a medication like risperidone to aripiprazole or brexpiprazole?
What is the primary benefit of cross-titrating a patient from a medication like risperidone to aripiprazole or brexpiprazole?
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What generation of antipsychotics do aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine represent?
What generation of antipsychotics do aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine represent?
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Why might aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine be considered useful in treating patients with psychosis?
Why might aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine be considered useful in treating patients with psychosis?
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What is the significance of the term 'pip' in the context of antipsychotics?
What is the significance of the term 'pip' in the context of antipsychotics?
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What is the primary mechanism of action of cariprazine?
What is the primary mechanism of action of cariprazine?
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What is the significance of D3 receptors in the brain?
What is the significance of D3 receptors in the brain?
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What is the potential advantage of targeting D3 receptors?
What is the potential advantage of targeting D3 receptors?
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What is the significance of the D3 and D4 subtypes of receptors?
What is the significance of the D3 and D4 subtypes of receptors?
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What is the current understanding of the role of D3 antagonism in cariprazine?
What is the current understanding of the role of D3 antagonism in cariprazine?
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What is unique about cariprazine compared to other antipsychotics?
What is unique about cariprazine compared to other antipsychotics?
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What brain regions are implicated in psychotic symptoms and have a high concentration of D3 receptors?
What brain regions are implicated in psychotic symptoms and have a high concentration of D3 receptors?
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What is the potential benefit of cariprazine's D3 antagonism on its side effect profile?
What is the potential benefit of cariprazine's D3 antagonism on its side effect profile?
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What is a potential consequence of elevated creatine phosphate kinase levels in a patient taking an antipsychotic?
What is a potential consequence of elevated creatine phosphate kinase levels in a patient taking an antipsychotic?
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What is the first step in managing a patient who has developed sudden unexplained high fever, muscle rigidity, and confusion while taking an antipsychotic?
What is the first step in managing a patient who has developed sudden unexplained high fever, muscle rigidity, and confusion while taking an antipsychotic?
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What is the typical setting where Dantrolene may be necessary for a patient experiencing adverse effects of an antipsychotic?
What is the typical setting where Dantrolene may be necessary for a patient experiencing adverse effects of an antipsychotic?
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What is the primary goal of cooling a patient who has developed high fever, muscle rigidity, and confusion while taking an antipsychotic?
What is the primary goal of cooling a patient who has developed high fever, muscle rigidity, and confusion while taking an antipsychotic?
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What is the correlation between creatine phosphate kinase levels and muscle rigidity?
What is the correlation between creatine phosphate kinase levels and muscle rigidity?
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What is a characteristic of a patient experiencing adverse effects of an antipsychotic?
What is a characteristic of a patient experiencing adverse effects of an antipsychotic?
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What is the reason for stopping the antipsychotic immediately in a patient who has developed sudden unexplained high fever, muscle rigidity, and confusion?
What is the reason for stopping the antipsychotic immediately in a patient who has developed sudden unexplained high fever, muscle rigidity, and confusion?
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Which of these options are correct? (Select all that apply)
Which of these options are correct? (Select all that apply)
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This is an example statement that is true
This is an example statement that is true
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Example question?
Example question?
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The ______ barked
The ______ barked
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Match the following programming languages with their primary usage:
Match the following programming languages with their primary usage:
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What is the primary function of the prefrontal cortex in social situations?
What is the primary function of the prefrontal cortex in social situations?
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What is the relationship between dopamine activity and psychosis in the mesolimbic pathway?
What is the relationship between dopamine activity and psychosis in the mesolimbic pathway?
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What is the primary characteristic of negative symptoms in schizophrenia?
What is the primary characteristic of negative symptoms in schizophrenia?
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What is the role of the mesocortical dopamine pathway in cognitive function?
What is the role of the mesocortical dopamine pathway in cognitive function?
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What is the relationship between dopamine activity and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia?
What is the relationship between dopamine activity and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia?
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What is the primary difference between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
What is the primary difference between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
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What is the role of the cortex in social interactions?
What is the role of the cortex in social interactions?
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What is the relationship between the mesocortical dopamine pathway and multitasking?
What is the relationship between the mesocortical dopamine pathway and multitasking?
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Study Notes
Antipsychotics
- Not urgent or high-dose drugs for acute psychosis, but rather for stabilizing patients with concerns about adverse effects
- Can be used to cross-titrate patients from other antipsychotics
Two Pips and a Rip
- Aripiprazole and brexpiprazole (two pips) and cariprazine (the rip) are referred to as third-generation antipsychotics
- These drugs are D2 partial agonists, which is a unique feature compared to other antipsychotics
- Cariprazine (the rip) is the first antipsychotic to emphasize its role as a D3 antagonist
D3 Antagonism
- D3 receptors are less abundant in the brain than D2 receptors, but have similar functions
- D3 receptors are predominantly located in areas of the brain implicated in psychotic symptoms (ventral striatum, nucleus accumbens, thalamus, and hippocampus)
- Cariprazine's D3 antagonism may spare some D2 receptors, making it more tolerable and with a lesser adverse effect profile
Adverse Effects
- High fever, encephalopathy, and elevated white cells and creatine phosphate kinase can be dangerous adverse effects of antipsychotics
- If a patient develops sudden unexplained high fever, muscle rigidity, and confusion while on an antipsychotic, stop the drug immediately and cool the patient down
Physiology of Psychosis
- The physiology of psychosis is one of the best understood in psychiatry
- Four neural pathways are implicated in schizophrenia symptom presentation and pharmacotherapy:
- Mesolimbic pathway: involved in psychosis and dopamine activity
- Mesocortical pathway: regulates affect, emotion, and multitasking, and is often suboptimal in schizophrenic patients
- Other two pathways not specified in the text
Schizophrenia Symptoms
- Positive symptoms: psychosis, including hallucinations and delusions
- Negative symptoms: #at affect, lack of emotional range, and depressive-like symptoms
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This quiz covers the use of medication in stabilizing patients with psychosis, focusing on cross-titration and adverse effects.