💊 Antipsychotics NCLEX Breakdown Let’s break down the two main types of antipsychotic meds: ⭐️ Typicals = 1st Gen Block dopamine receptors End in -azine or -peridol (e.g. thorazine, haloperidol) ⚠️ Side effects to know: Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS) → Dystonia (involuntary muscle contractions) → Pseudoparkinsonism (tremors, rigidity, shuffling gait) → Akathisia (restlessness) → Tardive dyskinesia (lip smacking, facial grimacing) ⭐️ Atypicals = 2nd Gen Block dopamine + serotonin receptors End in -pine or -done (e.g. quetiapine, risperidone) ⚠️ Contraindicated in dementia patients → ↑ mortality risk 💬 Comment below with which one you always mix up and want to solidify! #NCLEXPrep #nursingstudent #nursingstudentsoftiktok #nclexrn #nursingschool #futurenurse #futurenursesoftiktok #nursetiktok #nursingmajor #nursingeducation #nursingtiktok #nclexreview #nclex #nursing #pharmacology

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🦠 SEPSIS OVERVIEW follow @nursewellversed for simplified nursing education Sepsis is the body’s severe, systemic response to an infection. Local infection →spreads to blood→systemic infalmmatory response This causes: →WBC’s to enter blood vessels and release infalmmatory markers →Increased permeability from the inflammatory markers causes capillary leak (fluid to leak out of blood vessels And this leads to: 🔴decreased systemic vascular resisteance (SVR) from vasodilation 🔴hypovolemia from capillary leak (leaky blood vessels) And THIS leads to HYPOTENSION, which leads to decreased tissue perfusion, which leads to inadequate tissue oxygenation, which CAN lead to severe organ damage if not treated I hope this simplifies a few concepts you’re learning in nursing school! Let me know if you’d like to dive deeper into this topic! #nursingschool #nursingstudent #nursingeducation #visuallearning #sepsis #nursing #futurenurse #futurenursesoftiktok #nursesoftiktok #nursingmajor #nclex

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