Alzheimer's disease
A common mood disorder seen in early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
What is depression?
An effect that causes clients to want more medication to achieve desired results.
What is tolerance?
A symptom of alcohol withdrawal that may result in dangerous unpredictable behavior.
What are hallucinations and delusions?
A sign of recent opiate use and beginning to withdraw.
What are dilated pupils and slurred speech?
Memantine (Namenda) is prescribed for this stage of Alzheimer's disease.
What is moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.?
The first approved class of Alzheimer's drugs.
What are cholinesterase inhibitors?
A medication given for mild to moderate benzodiazepine withdrawal.
What is an alpha agonist/antihypertensive agent (clonidine)?
The client is starting disulfiram to help stop drinking alcohol.
What is avoid cough syrup and mouthwash?
This is a description/neurobiology of addiction.
What are the effects of increased dopamine in the ventral tegmental area (VTA)?
The effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease.
What is little evidence that these medications slow the progression of dementia?
A common side effect of cholinesterase inhibitors.
What is nausea, vomiting, diarrhea?
An important nursing intervention when the client is withdrawing from benzodiazepines.
What are seizure precautions?
A late symptom of alcohol withdrawal.
What are agitation and diaphoresis?
The client is experiencing abdominal cramps and diaphoresis after stopping their opiate for pain.
What is withdrawal?
The best way to start most medications for Alzheimer's disease.
What is start low and go slow?
Galantamine is used to treat this stage of Alzheimer's disease.
What is the mild to moderate stage?
A protocol used to wean a client off of benzodiazepines.
What is the tapered benzodiazepine protocol (reduce seizures)?
This is used for clients in addition to disulfiram for increased efficacy.
What is client support and teaching about side effects?
This is a medication used for opiate overdose.
What is naloxone?
The best route of medication administration with trouble swallowing for Alzheimer's disease.
What is the patch form (rivastigmine)?
This type of medication is not FDA-approved for psychoses due to side effects.
What are anti-psychotic medications?
A cross-tolerance to alcohol indicates a tolerance to these medications.
What are anesthesia, benzodiazepines, and central nervous system depressants (CNS)?
This is an early sign of alcohol withdrawal.
What are nausea, increased temperature, and anxiety?
The most common cause of death with opioid overdose.
NMDA receptor agonists work this way.
What is blocks NMDA receptors?