Antipsychotics
Activity
Clerkship Teaching Session
Clerkship Teaching Session
Review anitpsychotics. 1st Generation, 2nd Generation, 3rd Generation? Introduce neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
- Psychotic Disorders
- Mood Disorders (including in post-partum, seasonal, GMC)
- Recommend medication management, monitoring and counselling, including: Classes of psychiatric medications and their indications. Medication counselling: indications, choice, side effects, etc. Pre-medication work-up. Medication monitoring and work-up. Side effects (blood tests and physical e.g. AIMS). Metabolic syndromes and monitoring. Special populations (pediatric, geriatric, pregnancy). Acute syndromes/reactions (NMS, dystonia, serotonin syndrome, toxicity).
Assessments
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam
Tags
Basic Sciences
Pharmacology
Therapy
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Psychiatry Rotation
Discipline
Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Longitudinal Discipline
Clinical Pharmacology
MCC Presentations
Depressed Mood
Mania / Hypomania
Psychosis
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Antipsychotic Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.872.331]
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome [C10.720.737]
Neurotoxicity Syndromes [C10.720]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychotropic Drugs [D27.505.954.427.700]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Tranquilizing Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.872]
