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Clients on MAOI's should avoid certain foods because of this possible side effect.
What is a hypertensive crisis?
6-8 hours
The onset of alcohol withdrawal symptoms begin after the last alcoholic drink.
Posturing, deteriorated appearance, social isolation, bland or flat affect, anhedonia, regression and emotional ambivalence can be symptoms of this disorder.
Negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
A mental health condition marked by unstable emotions, a distorted self-image and an overwhelming desire to be noticed. These people often behave dramatically or inappropriately to get attention.
What is a histrionic personality disorder?
After this treatment, the patient may have temporary amnesia
What is electroconvulsive therapy?
An AChE medication that may temporarily stabilize Alzheimers disease when taken in the early stages.
What is Aricept?
Pressure in the eye causing optic nerve damage leads to this.
What is Glaucoma?
Religiosity, perseveration, echopraxia, hallucinations and magical thinking can be symptoms of this disorder.
What are the positive symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Impulsivity, hyperactivity, and inattention.
What are some characteristics of ADHD?
An irrational fear
What is a Phobia?
A client started taking this medication for anxiety but it can take up to 4 weeks to become effective.
What is Prozac?
One of the most common mental disorders.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
Generalized anxiety disorder produces fear, worry, and a constant feeling of being overwhelmed. Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by persistent, excessive, and unrealistic worry about everyday things. This worry could be multifocal such as finance, family, health, and the future. It is excessive, difficult to control, and is often accompanied by many non-specific psychological and physical symptoms. Excessive worry is the central feature of generalized anxiety disorder.
Graded exposure therapy that helps people modify their thinking and behavior. Example: For a person with depression that has lost interest in activities that used to give them pleasure, the therapists may suggest taking long walks or meditating, and encourage them to try joyful activities again.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy?
Side effects of Tardive Dyskinesia
What are lip-smacking (fish-like movements of the lips), and unusual facial and wormlike tongue movements?
Poor impluse control, extreme confidence, rapid speech, and hypertension are all signs and symptoms of this intoxication.
What is cocaine?
Dry mouth is a normal side effect of this medication
What is amitriptyline (Elavil)?
Ways to deescalate an anxious client and potentially harmful situation.
What is isolating the client in a safe, quiet, calm environment and speaking calmly?
A type of depression characterized by its recurrent seasonal pattern, with symptoms lasting about 4 to 5 months per year (typically winter months)
What is seasonal affective disorder?
Fixation on the position and arrangement of certain objects. Uncomfortable and distressed when encountering items that are not aligned correctly or that appear somehow incomplete.Examples: Both hands would have to be used when doing something, or counting tiles on the floor to ensure they are even.
What is symmetry with OCD?
The nursing intervention "provide a safe environment".
What intervention should be priority in a crisis?
Fluid & Electrolyte imbalance can be a concern with a patient on this medication whose therapeutic levels should be between 0.8 - 1.2 mEq/L
What is Lithium?
A disorder that causes flashbacks and nightmares
What is PTSD?
The client's arm remains outstretched after the nurse obtains the pulse and blood pressure, and the nurse must reposition the arm
What is waxy flexibility?
Anomia, Apraxia, Agnosia, Amnesia and Aphasia
What are the 5 A's to Alzheimer's diagnosis?
Common opioid street drug with high potential for overdose which would require Narcan.
What is heroin?
An opioid antagonist used for opioid overdose.
What is Narcan?
Genetic and Environmental factors contribute to the development of this disease.
What is Alzheimer's?
Characterized by the affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration of how great and important they are.
What is Grandiosity?
Tremors, confusion, high blood pressure, fever, hallucinations, sweating, restlessness or irritability, tachycardia, anxiety, dilated pupil, insomnia, seizures, or shallow breathing
What are s/sx of alcohol withdrawal (DT's)?
Loss of control, fixation with the drug spending lots of time on it, negative consequences but continuing to do it, giving up on important things like social, job, recreational,relationship problems, tolerance, withdrawals, increase efforts to cut down, cravings, using despite hazardous situations.
What are some symptoms of alcohol addiction?