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What is PTSD?

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Mental disorder characterized by persistent, distressing symptoms lasting longer than 1 month after exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor

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Common symptom of PTSD?

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hypervigilance

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What helps with PTSD patients, esp. war vets?

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1st: Group therapy with those who have suffered the same trauma

  • PET therapy
  • Yoga
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What is one of the most important thing for substance abuse to remain sober?

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peer support groups

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Huffing INGESTION symptoms?

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euphoria, labile effect, impaired judgement, respiratory depression.

Long term: neurotoxicity, parkinsonian syndrome. dizziness

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Huffing OVERDOSE can lead to?

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sudden sniffing death, permanent damage to lungs, liver and renal failure

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Huffing interventions?

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vitals, O2 and ABGs

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A patient ingested a drug drug 10 minutes ago, which pt would you be most concerned about? Inhalant or drug taken PO?

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Inhalant: short term effects are bronchospasms (airway)

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Huffing withdrawal symptoms?

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tremors, hallucinations, sleep disturbances

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What defense mechanism do substance abusers usually use?

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denial

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How do you treat alcohol withdrawal?

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  • Benzodiazepines (Librium and Ativan)
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What do you need to have in order to be a candidate for alcohol detox?

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  1. must not be drunk (havent drank for 12-72 hrs)

2. increased HR & BP

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When a person comes into the E.R. drunk - what do we worry about?

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1st: Safety because of ataxia. “weebles wobble but drunks fall down”
* head trauma = CNS depression —> subdural hematoma
2nd: blood sugar

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What do you worry about when someone is on the unit for Detox?

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1st concern: withdrawal symptoms (seizures, delirium tremors, elevated HR & BP)

2nd concern: hydration & nutrition

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Days after they stop drinking - what do we notice in patients on the detox unit?

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they eat alot!

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What is Antabuse (disulfiram)?

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behavior modification drug

when taken w/ alcohol it makes you feel really sick (vomit, GI upset, etc)
patients wont drink alcohol because of the adverse effects when mixed with Antabuse

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What will happen if an alcoholic going through withdrawal is not hospitalized?

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will seize to death from withdrawal from irritation of the meninges

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How to know someone is in withdrawal from alcohol?

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subjective: seizures and hand tremors
objective: elevated HR and BP

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If you just stop drinking alcohol, what are you at risk for? What do we have to do? Why? What does it prevent?

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@ risk: HYPOGLYCEMIA! (alcohol has alot of sugar)

what to do: give “banana bag” dextrose and thiamine

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What will happen if you don’t give banana bag?

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patient will get disconjugate gaze. their eyes will lose symmetry

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What causes disconjugate gaze in an alcoholics?

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occurs when rapid sugar is given with no thiamine

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What does adding thiamine to D10 prevent?

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  1. disconjugate gaze

2. confabulation (memory loss) due to Kasacoff’s syndrome

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What happens if you don’t eat before you drink?

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there’s no protein to maintain liver causing cirrhosis of liver

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When drug addicts lie and say they drink more for more meds, wihat is the solution to this problem?

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medicate based on “Symptom-Triggered Treatment Plan”

1. need to show obj symptoms (high HR and BP) of withdrawal to get benzos

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Patient is admitted for alcoholic overdose but is NOT a candidate for detox. What do you do with the pt?

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hold pt till they are no longer drunk in order to prevent them from harming themselves

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Deadly combinations with alcohol?

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Barbituates and alcohol (deadlier!!)

Benzos and alcohol

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Interventions for alcohol withdrawal?

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IV hydration and banana bag (thiamine and dextrose)

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What med is often used for alcohol abuse?

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  • Naloxone stops craving for alcohol

- Benzos works for alcohol withdrawal

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Patient comes in seeking detox and theyre experiencing elevated HR and BP. They are a candidate for detox, should we worry about glucose levels?

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NO,
b/c they are a candidate for detox it means they stopped drinking awhile ago. They are not intoxicated and glucose is NO longer an issue

30
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What primary symptom of alcohol overdose must we worry about?

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loss of gag reflex

31
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Would you provide PO hydration to intoxicated alcoholic?

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No, because dont want to add volume and gag reflex probs.

32
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What are symptoms of mild anxiety?

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  • “fight or flight” response
  • more focused
  • increased conc.
  • too much mild anxiety can turn into moderate anxiety
33
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What are the signs of patient coping with anxiety?

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patient starts to see and address all things that have been repressed and understand that what they were experiencing is anxiety

34
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How would you treat mild, moderate and severe anxiety?

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MILD: exercise
MODERATE: talk therapy and anxiety
SEVERE/PANIC: benzos short term or PRN (Xanaz and Klonopine)

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What is secondary gain?

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exaggerating symptoms for personal gain

36
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What is the problem with secondary gain?

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it effects the pt’s ADLs. they never go back to doing things for themselves

37
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How must one deal with a patient who’s been raped?

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  1. maintain privacy
  2. call 911
  3. collect all evidence (brown paper bag)
  4. maintain chain of custody for evidence
  5. educate on HIV & STD testing
  6. give antibiotics
  7. therapy
38
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Sexual assault vs. sexual abuse?

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sexual assault: performing sexual act with a child

sexual abuse: showing porno to kid, performing acts in front of kid

39
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What locations on a child’s body would raise suspicion of abuse?

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on abdomen

on back

40
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What are red flags for suspicion of abuse?

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  1. bruises on places that typically arent hit in a fall
  2. bruises that req a story
  3. multiple injuries to diff people in household
  4. traveling long distances to receive care
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What type of burn is indicative of abuse?

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any type of burn that is well-delineated and symmetrical

ie: cigarette, cigar

42
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What type of fracture indicate abuse?

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spiral fractures = twisting

43
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What is the affect/behavior of child who is abused?

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child is indifferent

not as fearful as a normal child

44
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What is an ACS report?

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someone will stop by and look at the scenario a little bit more because they cant discharge the child till someone sees home and family.

45
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Phenelzine

- brand name, drug class, action, contraindicated

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Brand name: Nardil
Drug class: antidepressant
Action: improved mood in depressed patients
Contraindication: dont give to patient on tyramine diet

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What is anorexia? Diagnostic criteria? Priority intervention when theyre admitted?

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  • anorexia: mixture of very low body weight, fear gaining weight,
  • diagnostic criteria: 15% under normal body weight
  • priority intervention: vitals
47
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What is anorexia driven by?

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  1. market that provides the image of beauty

2. family, support and nature where they came from

48
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Ways to purge in anorexia?

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  • vomit after eating (ALKALOSIS)
  • diuretics
  • laxatives (ACIDOSIS)
49
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signs and symptoms of anorexia?

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bradycardia
hypothermia
dry pale skin
jaundice
brittle nails
amenorrhea
hypo BS
50
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As nurses, what must we do to care for anorexia patients?

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  • watch pt closely
  • watch 40 mins after eating
  • monitor if patient loses 2 lbs in a day
  • monitor diurnal weight changes
51
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Why do people binge eat?

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eating stimulate vagus nerve, makes you feel good

52
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What is binge eating used for? What is the cause of bulimia?

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used to make us feel good

eating too much causes guilt and this causes bulimia

53
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What type of patient is more likely to die from the disorder? (anorexia or bulimia)

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anorexia patient

will die from vit K

54
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How many pints in a pound?

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ONE

55
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Types of Opiates

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Percocet, Vicodin, oxycodone, OxyContin, heroine, Demerol, methadone, DIlaudid, codeine

56
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Opiate ingestion symptoms

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euphoria, reduces pain, shallow respiration, constipation

57
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Opiate overdose symptoms

What can quickly reverse opiate overdose?

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respiratory suppression
respiratory ARREST

Naltrexone/Naloxone (Narcan)
-opioid antagonist

58
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Opiate withdrawal symptoms

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dilated pupils, severe diarrhea, goosebumps, clammy and cold skin, increased HR and BP

59
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Where does the phrase “going cold turkey” relate to?

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pts going through opiate withdrawal and when they get clammy, cold skin with pyeloerection (goosebumps)

60
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What is mean to “kick the habit”?

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with severe opiate withdrawal it causes akathesia and pts kick and move feet alot

61
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How to treat opiate withdrawal?

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Methadone

  • stop from hurting other
  • pts will be much more comfortable

Catapres

  • antiHTN
  • give w/ motrin to reduce pain

Suboxone
- decreases opiate craving

62
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Order which patient you would prioritize?

oxycodone w/ dilated pupils, cocaine chest discomfort, weed grandiosity, PCP

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1st: cocaine chest discomfort
2nd: PCP
3rd: weed
4th: oxycodone

63
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What happens in conversion disorder?

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convert anxiety into a physical manifestation

64
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How do you differentiate between somatization and conversion disorders?

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Somatization: manifestation of psychological distress as physical symptoms

Conversion: severe emotional distress or unconscious conflict is expressed through physical symptoms

65
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Patients suffering from conversion disorder goes in for labs and all tests come back negative what night?

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  1. reinforce to pt that all the tests came back negative

2. talk to them about underlying anxiety issues

66
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What is a phobia?

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irrational fear

67
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What is the first phobia that is likely to occur from a panic attack?

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agoraphobia = fear of and often avoidance of places and situations

68
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Treatment of phobias

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  • CBT
  • Systematic desensitization
  • Flooding
69
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systematic desensitization vs. flooding

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systematic desensitization: 1st week = give PRN, teach relaxation, watch movies with phobia. 2nd week = go to area where phobia takes place, teach relaxation techs. month later = expose pt to phobia

flooding: wrks best like fear factor. contraindicated for pts with cardiac issues

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