Symptoms of Depression
When a person with depression has persistent low energy
Anergia
This medication is used on a scheduled, long-term basis to manage symptoms of anxiety.
What is buspirone (Buspar)?
This is occurring when the body requires more and more of a substance to achieve the same effect.
What is tolerance?
THE NURSE SHOULD PERFORM WHICH ASSESSMENT AS SOON AS A CLIENT RETURNS FROM ECT?
Vital signs
SSRIs take this long before full effect is achieved.
What is 4-6 weeks?
WHEN A CLIENT WITH DEPRESSION IS GENERALLY NOT PHYSICALLY MOVING OR GESTURING
Psychomotor retardation
This is occurring when a client experiences anxiety, agitation, and/or insomnia after taking a benzodiazepine medication.
What is paradoxical effect/reaction?
Withdrawal from these three types of substances should be medically monitored/managed.
What are alcohol, opioids, and benzos?
A STANDARD COURSE OF ECT IS TYPICALLY HOW LONG?
6-12 treatments
Risk for ________ is increased in early antidepressant therapy due increased energy and motivation.
What is suicide?
A CLIENT WITH DEPRESSION TAKES 30 SECONDS TO RESPOND TO A QUESTION IS EXPERIENCING WHICH SYMPTOM?
Latent/delayed response
Isolative behaviors or Distraction OK
Dizziness upon standing may indicate this is occurring, and is a common effect of benzodiazepines.
What is orthostasis/orthostatic hypotension?
In heavy/chronic users, symptoms of alcohol withdrawal usually begin ______ after last drink.
What is 8-24 hours?
THIS IS A DIAGNOSIS (NOT DEPRESSION) FOR WHICH ECT MAY BE A TREATMENT OPTION
MANIA, AGITATED DEMENTIA, PSYCHOTIC CATATONIA
Clients reporting insomnia after starting an SSRI antidepressant are advised to do this.
What is take in the morning?
Term describing the physical aches, pains, GI upset, etc. that are common in depression.
Somatic symptoms
Besides managing anxiety, benzodiazepines are often utilized for which purposes?
What is agitation, procedural sedation, alcohol withdrawal management, insomnia?
This medication is used to reverse opiate overdose.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
ECT INDUCES THIS TYPE OF EVENT, THOUGHT TO BE THE BODY’S WAY OF ‘RESETTING’ SOME KEY NEUROLOGIC FUNCTIONS
Seizure
Clients reporting nausea after starting an SSRI antidepressant are advised to do this.
What is take with food?
PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION MAY EXPERIENCE THIS PERSISTENT LACK OF PLEASURE
ANHEDONIA
This type of medication is used to manage acute benzodiazepine withdrawal in clients who are physically dependent.
What are benzos?
The highest-risk substances do this to the central nervous system.
What is depress?
ACETAMINOPHEN (TYLENOL) MAY BE GIVEN FOR THIS COMMON SIDE EFFECT OF ECT
Headache
This can occur is an SSRI is started without allowing a taper/washout after other antidepressant medications.
What is serotonin syndrome?