First Aid CH2 Exam and Diagnosis

Question 1

What medications decrease lithium excretion?

Answer 1

NSAIDs

Question 2

psychomotor retardation

Answer 2

slowness of voluntary and involuntary movements

aka hypokinesia, bradykinesia

Question 3

automatisms

Answer 3

spontaneous and involuntary movements occuring during AMS

Question 4

pressured speech

Answer 4

uninterruptible and continuous

Question 5

Mania acronym

Answer 5

DIG FAST
distractibility
irritable mood/insomnia
grandiosity
flight of ideas
agitation/inc in goal-directed activity
speedy thoughts/speech
thoughlessness (pleasure-seeking w/o thought of consequence)

Question 6

suicide risk acronym

Answer 6

SAD PERSONS
sex (male)
age (> 60)
depression
previous attempt
ethanol/drug abuse
rational thinking loss
suicide in fam
organized plan
no support
sickness

Question 7

Depression acronym

Answer 7

SIG E CAPS
sleep
interest
guilt
energy
concentration
appetite
psychomotor changes
suicidal ideation (hopelessness, worthlessness)

Question 8

types of delusions

Answer 8

grandeur, paranoid, reference (TV show character is sending personal messages), thought broadcasting (one’s thoughts can be heard by others), religious (Jesus talks to me), somatic (false believe concerning body image)

Question 9

most common hallucination?

Answer 9

auditory (hearing voices)

Question 10

hallucinations vs illusions

Answer 10

hallucination = nothing is actually there
illusion = inaccurate perception of an existing sensory stimuli (the wall is moving)

Question 11

Tarasoff rule

Answer 11

notifying potential victims if pt expresses imminent threats of violence

Question 12

appropriate way to respond to the delusions of a pt

Answer 12

“I understand that you believe this is true”

Question 13

most important predictor of violence

Answer 13

past violence