Children and Adolescents
Developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity that interferes with functioning or development.
What is attention deficit disorder (ADHD)?
This term is can be defined as abandoning elderly persons in a public place such as a nursing home or hospital.
What is granny-dumping?
An acute disturbance of cognition which is manifested by short-term confusion, excitement, or disorientation. It is typically caused by acute illness or drug toxicity (sometimes life threatening) and is often reversible.
What is delirium?
This is brand name of methylphenidate.
What is Ritalin?
This disorder is an heterogenous group of neurodevelopmental syndromes characterized by a wide range of communication impairments.
What is autism?
This type of disorder has been significantly under diagnosed, but gaining more recognition as elderly adults are 3 times more likely to use prescription medications.
What is substance use disorder ?
This term is used to describe cognitive functions closely linked to particular areas of the brain that have to do with thinking, reasoning, memory, learning, and speaking
What is neurocognitive ?
This class stimulants causes the release of norepinephrine from the central noradrenergic neurons
What are amphetamines?
Pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or societal norms and rules are violated.
The percentage of individuals who require care but do not receive treatment
What is the treatment gap?
This disease process is a major neurocognitive disorder and is a decline in cognitive ability in the presence of clear consciousness. It is caused by damage to the brain.
What is dementia?
CNS stimulants are this class of controlled substances.
What is CII?
Group of serious developmental problems that involve social communication and social interaction deficits, restricted activities and interests, stereotyped, restricted, repetitive behaviors, insistency on sameness.
What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?
Lack of shared care between primary care and mental health professionals.
What is the fragmentation gap?
Drugs classes such as anticholinergics, antihypertensives, corticosteroids, and anesthetics that can precipitate this type of delirium.
What is Medication-induced delirium?
This stimulant blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine into the presynaptic neuron and increases the release of monoamines.
What is methylphenidate (Ritalin)?
This disorder is characterized by persistent pattern of angry mood and defiant behavior that occurs more frequently than is usually seen in individuals of comparable age.
What is oppositional defiant disorder?
The economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, the uninsured, the elderly, the homeless,
rural residents, those with chronic health care conditions, mental illness
What are vulnerable populations?
Anticholinergics, antihypertensives, corticosteriods, analgesics, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, inhalants, carbon monoxide
What are some predisposing factors to substance-induced delirium?
These are common side effects of stimulants (Name 3).
What are restlessness, insomnia, headaches, palpitations, weight loss, suppression of growth, hypertension, anxiety, and dependence? (Name any 3)