Dementia/Delirium
it is characterized by a disturbance in attention & awareness & change in cognition that develops rapidly over time.
What is delirium?
A form of depression that occurs usually in the winter months
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
withdrawal begins 6-8 hours after the last dose.
What is opioid withdrawal?
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms
What are criteria to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
the mood is elevated, expansive or irritable.
What is the manic episode?
Stage 5 Moderate cognitive decline, Stage 6 Moderate to severe cognitive decline, Stage 7 Severe cognitive decline.
What are stages of dementia?
Discussing with the client: do you have a plan, if so what is your plan.
What is a suicide assessment?
requiring more or higher doses to receive the same effect.
What is tolerance?
Alterations in thought, delusions, grandiose, somatic, magical thinking, flight of ideas
What are positive symptoms?
When taking this medication the patient has a normal salt intake and drinks 2500 to 3000 mL of fluid per day.
What is Lithium?
galantamine, donepezil, rivastigmine, memantine
What are cholinesterase inhibitors?
Block the neuronal uptake of serotonin. This blockage increases the amount of serotonin in the synaptic cleft.
What are SSRI's?
a primary focus of care for withdrawing patients
What is safety?
The delusions have lasted 1 month or longer. They are not sever enough to impair occupational or daily functioning.
What is Delusional Disorder?
Apples, bananas, sandwich, hand held
What are types of food given to a client with mania?
fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory.
What is confabulation?
Unsafe foods to eat when taking this medication: figs, avocados, processed meat, beer, chianti wine, chocolate
What are MAOIs? (Monoamine oxidase inhibitors)
MAST, CAGE, CIWA
What are screening tools for alcohol abuse?
Features are the same as schizophrenia but last less than 6 months.
What is schizophreniform disorder?
a chronic mood disturbance of at least 2 years’ duration, involving numerous periods of elevated mood that do not meet the criteria for a hypomanic episode, and numerous periods of depressed mood of insufficient severity or duration to meet the criteria for major depressive episode. The individual is never without the symptoms for more than 2 months.
What is Cyclothymic Disorder?
The use of distraction rather than confrontation
What is validation theory?
Treatment utilized for severely depressed or highly manic patients
What is electroconvulsive therapy?
death usually stems from respiratory arrest due to respiratory depressant effect of this drug.
What is opioid overdose?
The symptoms meet criteria for schizophrenia and the individual has an uninterrupted period during which there is a major depressive, manic or mixed episode of behavior.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
characterized by recurrent bouts of major depression with episodic occurrence of hypomania.
What is Bipolar II Disorder?