FINAL EXAM Flashcards
Antisocial personality disorder
characterized by disregard of others
lack of empathy
repeated unlawful actions
failure to accept responsibility
Anorexia or bulimia?
zit on my face is really ugly
anorexia nervosa
disorder when the patient has fear of gaining weight/becoming fat, disturbance in perceived weight or shape
anorexia nervosa
term for when the client repeats the word spoken to him
echolalia
term for when words jumbled together with little meaning or significant to the listener
word salad
meaningless rhyming of words
clang association
made up words that only have meaning to the client ex.” I tranged and fittled”
neologism
Patient young started on lithium who is thirsty what should you do first?
- Start on hydration
- Increased thirst and urination is also a sign of lithium toxicity
- Lithium has sodium
- Do not restrict sodium unless they get toxic
two meds to treat neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Dantrolene & Bromocriptine
On top of the two meds to treat NMS interventions:
you will need a hyperthermic blanket, ice (back of the knees, back of the neck, any bends in the body), vasopressors (dopamine - to bring pressure up),give warm fluids to prevent v-fib (do not pull fluids),
Do not use ice bare on the skin
signs and symptoms of diabetes
polyuria (pee too much)
polydipsia (drink too much)
polyphagia (eat too much)
Meds ending in -zines has a high probability of causing
EPS
22 year old started on chlorpromazine, what should you assess for?
My tongue feels weird/tongue swelling
Traditional dystonia antipsychotics causes?
tardive dyskinesia
medications that cause EPS
Haldol, chlorpromazine, haloperidol
how long it takes for alcohol to metabolize?
20/hr
For alcohol, you need to get medically treated for withdrawals due to?
high risk of seizures
All antipsychotics traditional and second generation make you prone to
infection
infection may be out of control before we catch it
when the patient is withdrawing from alcohol, what should you do?
person can have hallucinations (lights dim-reduce environmental stimuli), want the door ajar if patient is agitated
Seizure precautions safety measures
Put bed at lowest position, mattress on either side of the bed, with side rails down
what is the dexamethasone suppression test used for
depression
if the patient has low magnesium, they will have?
low hypocalcemia= chevostek’s and trosseau’s
If magnesium is high what is the patient at risk for?
big risk is respiratory depression and hypotension
