Chronic
Management HbA1C goal for a diabetic
7%
Classification of levothyroxine
Synthetic T4
Tyramine is in what types of food?
Aged, pickled or fermented foods
This type of anxiety increases your ability to learn, focus, and and your productivity
Mild anxiety
This area of the brain responds to visual or auditory stimuli as a reflex
Mesencephalon
Using Rolland's framework a MI would have this type of course
Constant
Contradictions of Levothyroxine
Acute MI
Interactions for antianxiety medications
Increased effects with alcohol and herbal depressants, death with opioids and cough medication, decreased effects with cigarettes and caffeine
Someone who is breaking things as a result of anger is using which ego defense mechanism
Displacement
This neurotransmitter if increased is associated with Depression and if decreased is associated with Alzheimers, Parkinsons and Huntington
acetylcholine
A patient presenting to the ER with a bg of 500, kussmaul's respirations and acetone breath likely is experiencing
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
ADR's of Iodine 131
Thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, anemia, headache, fever, chills, GI upset
Action of antipsychotics
block dopamine receptors
These cases justify civil commitment
Danger to self, danger to others, unable to care for personal needs
if increased this NT is associated with Mania, schizophrenia, and addictions. If decreased it is associated with depression, ADHD, Tourettes, and Parkinson's
Dopamine
The management for the Dawn phenomenon includes
Increasing bedtime insulin, eating an earlier dinner, going for a walk before bed
These antibodies would be present in a patient experiencing Hashimotos disease
TPO and TgAB
Double points if you can tell us whether this is hypo or hyperthyroidism AND a s/s
This type of antipsychotic has a high probability of EPS and can have permanent side effects
First generation (typical) antipsychotics
What is the duty to warn?
if someone is threatening harm to another individual confidentiality can be broken
This mental illness is associated with decreased prolactin levels
Schizophrenia
A patient who is cold and clammy to the touch, tachycardic, and is experiencing blurry vision and headaches has
Hypoglycemia
Earn double points by telling us what you would do if this patient is unconscious
Glucose diffusing freely across cells that are unable to down-regulate can lead to
neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy
Elevated temperature, myoclonus, and agitation are symptoms of this syndrome from antidepressants
Serotonin Syndrome
What are some patient rights
Right to treatment, right to refuse treatment, right to least restrictive treatment
This NT if increased is associated with Mania, anxiety, and schizophrenia. if decreased it is associated with depression
Norepinephrine