Bipolar disorder — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: First line maintenance (bipolar) is _____

Answer: mood stabilizer (lithium or valproate) and 2nd-generation antipsychotic

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Flashcard 22: Is carbamazepine used to prevent manic relapse or treat acute mania in bipolar disorder? _____

Answer: Acute mania (third-line)

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Flashcard 23: What anti-epileptics may be used in the treatment of bipolar disorder? _____, _____, and _____

Answer: Valproate

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Flashcard 24: What anti-epileptics may be used in the treatment of bipolar disorder? _____

Answer: Valproate Carbamazepine Lamotrigine

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Flashcard 25: Gifts given by mentally unstable patients _____ be accepted

Answer: should not

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Flashcard 26: Do patients with manic episodes need to be hospitalized?_____

Answer: Yes (psychiatric emergency)

Flashcard 27: Does a hypomanic episode present with psychotic features?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 28: What is the general first-line treatment for acute manic episodes?

Answer: Lithium, Valproate, or Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., Quetiapine, Risperidone) :: first-line options

Flashcard 29: Does a patient with bipolar disorder typically return to normal mood and functioning between episodes? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 30: In addition to mood stabilizers, _____ may be used as an adjunctive therapy for bipolar disorder

Answer: antipsychotics