Symptomatology
Nursing diagnoses
Medications
Biological
Miscellaneous
100

This refers to the attitude that one is better than everyone else

What is grandiosity?

100
This is especially relevant during mania when there is minimal caloric intake.
What is risk for impaired nutrition or self-care deficit?
100

This mood stabilizer may not cause excessive weight gain as compared to lithium.

What is Depakote?

100

This part of the brain controls emotions.

What is the limbic system

100

This neurotransmitter is associated with the fight-or-flight response?

What is norepinephrine?

200

This is speech occurs when words flow rapidly an conveys an inappropriate sense of urgency.

What is pressured speech?

200

This is important when patients taunt or annoy others and have loud or crass speech

What is impaired social interaction?

200

Severe diarrhea, blurred vision, tinnitus, and a temp of 101 could indicate what issue with lithium administration?

Lithium toxicity

200

This part of the nervous system plays a major role during stressful situations.

What is the Sympathetic nervous system?

200

This neurotransmitter is increased in depression and can cause the undesirable effect of lactation.

What is prolactin?

300

During mania, patients can have alterations in cognitive functioning and make impulsive decisions

What is risk for injury?

300

This mood stabilizer is the only m.s. proven to decrease suicidality.

What is lithium?

300

These may influence a variety of regulatory functions including sleep-wake cycle, regulation of body temperature, and patterns of activity

What are circadian rhythms?

300

Which sign or symptom could a nurse include in a teaching session about serotonin syndrome?

Myoclonus

400

Patients with mania may threaten others and have increased impulsivity

What is risk for other-directed violence?

400

This medication is given to clients with anxiety disorders.

What is Valium?

400

This branch is the branch of medicine that studies the effects of social and psychological factors on the functioning of the immune system.

What is psychoneuroimmunology?

400

This alteration in vitals could be a sign of a serious side effect when taking an antipsychotic.

What is an increased temperature in agranulocytosis?

500

The patient with bipolar disorder intentionally overdoses on antidepressants. Patient has also experienced a recent breakup. Which nursing diagnosis would be the priority?

What is risk for self-directed violence r/t multiple losses?

500

This neurotransmitter is believed to be responsible for symptoms of hallucinations in psychosis.

What is dopamine?

500

Benzodiazepines have a _____ time usage and a ____ abuse potential.

What is short-term and high abuse?