Eating Disorder
A disorder in which a person has extreme weight loss.
What is anorexia?
Methadone, Buprenorphine, Suboxone, Naltrexone
Characterized by persuasive mistrust and suspiciousness of others; clients with this disorder interpret others’ actions as potentially harmful.
What is paranoid personality disorder?
The person has intense feelings of being in a previously experienced traumatic situation even though they are safe.
What is PTSD
A false belief
What is a delusion
When food is introduced too quickly in someone recovering from an eating disorder, this can cause severe electrolyte imbalances cardiovascular, neurologic, and hematologic complications and death.
What is refeeding syndrome?
State at least two overdose symptoms from CNS depressants:
shallow respirations, clammy skin, weak pulse, and death
Involves odd beliefs, magical thinking, and eccentric behavior. Usually less severe than symptoms of schizophrenia, missing hallucinations/delusions
What is schizotypal personality disorder?
A subconscious defense mechanism that helps a person protect themselves from the emotions of a traumatic event by removing the mind from the triggering situation
What is dissociation
A side effect of 2nd generation antipsychotic medications
What is metabolic syndrome, wt gain, elevated A1C, HTN, Elevated lipids
A disorder in which a person eats excessively without and feels guilt after, but does not engage in purging.
What is binge eating disorder?
Name one of the medications that are often prescribed to patients addicted to opioids to help treat withdrawal symptoms?
Loperamide, Methocarbamol, dicyclomine, and Clonidine
Individuals with this disorder often have black and white thinking patterns and behaviors.
What is borderline personality disorder
A therapy in which a group of people share their experiences and thoughts to work through difficult issues and disorders.
What is group psychotherapy
Intense restlessness, anxiety. Often the person is pacing
What is akathisia
Callouses on knuckles, erosion of teeth
What are assessment findings possible in bulimia
Name 2 of the CAGE screening questions:
Have you ever felt that you should cut down on your drinking? Have you ever found that people were annoyed with you on account of your drinking? Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? Have you ever had an eye-opener in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?
Marked by unstable relationships, self-image, and intense mood swings, fear of being abandoned.
What is borderline personality disorder?
Someone who has been through a traumatic event may experience these symptoms:
What are nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance, irritability, depression, self harm, isolation
A patient tells you that voices are telling them to kill themselves; how is this documented?
Command hallucinations
<15
What is an extremely low BMI
How would a nurse educate the patient on how Disulfiram helps a person refrain from drinking alcohol?
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It makes them physically ill if they ingest alcohol
Associated with disregard for others’ rights, impulsiveness, NO remorse.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
A preschooler often undresses the dolls and obsessively talks about private parts. What is the concern?
Assess for other signs of sexual abuse/trauma
A patient with schizophrenia always has this, but someone who has this does not always have schizophrenia
What is psychosis?