Clozapine, Risperidone, and Olanzapine Are Atypical Antipsychotic Medications That Have

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Clozapine, risperidone, and olanzapine are atypical antipsychotic medications that have some advantages over the older, typical antipsychotic drugs, such as reducing the revolving door phenomenon and lessening movement-related side effects.

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Definitions:

Renal Corpuscle

A structure in the nephron of the kidney, involved in filtering blood to form urine.

Nephron Loop

A long, U-shaped portion of the nephron in the kidney, crucial for concentrating urine and recovering water and sodium from the urine.

Proximal Tubule

The segment of the nephron in kidneys immediately following the Bowman's capsule that participates in the reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients.

Dialysis Tubing

A semi-permeable membrane tubing used in separation techniques and dialysis to remove impurities from blood or to demonstrate osmosis.