Exam 1 Quick Study Flashcards
Forgot what they were going to say
Blocking
Fabricates events to fill in gaps
Confabulation
Makes up words
Neologism
Cant think of word, uses longer phrase
Circumlocation
Shifts to unrelated topics and is unaware that its off topic
Loosening associations
Excessive detail, delays reaching point
Circumstantiality
Rapid skipping from topic to topic
Flight of ideas
Incoherent mixture of words, made up words, and phrases
Word salad
Repeating verbal or motor response
Perservation
Imitating others
Echolalia
Word choice based on sound, not meaning
Clanging
List levels of conscousness
Alert Lethargic Obtunded Stupor Coma
MSE components
Appearance
Behavior
Cognitive function
Thought process
(ABCT)
Document that a pt is fully oriented
Pt is awake alert and oriented to person place and time
Test to detect anxiety
GAD-7
Test to detect depression
PHQ-9
Mean oral temperature
98.6 F
Normal temperature range
96.4 - 99.1 F
Hyperthermia
> 100.4 F
Hypothermia
< 96.8 F