Personality Disorders
Splitting
What is black or white thinking in a client with Borderline Personality Disorder; OR what is dividing staff?
Russell's sign, hypokalemia, dental cavities
What are symptoms of bulimia?
Increased talkativeness, rapid speech, a decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, distractibility, increase in goal-directed activity, and psychomotor agitation.
what is acute mania
Main neurotransmitter involved in Schizophrenia
what is dopamine
A term used to describe a side effect from antipsychotic medications "I feel as though I am crawling out of my skin & can't sit still."
What is Akathisia
Client who violates laws, hurts people and property and has no remorse.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Low BMI, lanugo and bradycardia.
What are symptoms of anorexia?
first line treatment medication class for anxiety and depression
SSRIs
This potentially life-threatening condition can occur when medications antidepressant medication can cause excessive levels of a mood-regulating neurotransmitter
serotonin syndrome
A severe adverse effect which can result from taking Clozapine (Clozaril)
Agranulocytosis
Social isolation, fantasy world, perceptual disturbances
What are symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder?
High BMI, diabetes, high cholesterol
What are symptoms of binge eating disorder?
Medication used for Opioid overdose
what is naloxone
0.6-1.2
lithium level
A patient taking phenelzine (Nardil), Selgeline (Em-Sam), Isocarboxazid (Marplan) & Tranylcypromine (Parnate) has to restrict what from their diet?
What is Tyramine.
Perfectionist, rigid rules and likes their routines.
What are symptoms of obsessive compulsive personality disorder?
Risk for sudden death due to rapid weight gain.
What is refeeding syndrome?
Terms used for feeling like things around you aren't real and another term for feeling like youre having an out of body experience . Often these terms are used when discussing trauma and related disorders
What is Dissociation and Derealization
depakote level
60-100/120
A potentially permanent side effect from taking antipsychotics which can result in involuntary movements of the lips, limbs or mouth
What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
Chaotic relationships, self-harm and fear of abandonment
What are symptoms of borderline personality disorder?
Fluoxetine
What is an FDA approved treatment for bulimia?
Seizures, delirium tremens and death.
What are life threatening symptoms of alcohol detox?
gold standard tx for bipolar disorder
what is lithium
A patient taking an antipsychotic may experience torticollis of the neck, oculogyric crisis, difficulty swallowing, or talking and how do you treat it?
What is acute dystonia? Diphenhydramine/Cogentin