Lecture Flashcards
You treat denial by ____?
You treat denial by confronting it
What are the stages of grief ?
DABDA
Denial Anger Bargining Depression Acceptance
Wernicke’s(Korsakoff’s) Syndrome is only for
Alcoholics
Wernicke’s(Korsakoff’s) Syndrome is
What happens to the client ?
This is a form of what ?
This neurological disorder
Psychosis induced by Vi tamin B1 (Thiamine) deficiency
So client loses touch with reality because they have a vitamin deficiency
This a form of Dementia
primary symptom of WKS
amnesia with confabulation (making up stories) they believe
the lie..
You will not metabolize the Alcohol you drink without____?
Vitamin b1
Without vitamin b1 alcohol stays in the blood and raise to toxic level and ____
Destroy brain function
WKS
Characteristics: i. Preventable 1. ii. Arrestable 1. iii. Irreversible 1.
Characteristics:
i. Preventable
1. By giving B1 vitamins
ii. Arrestable
1. Can stop from getting worse- not imply better
iii. Irreversible
1. Dementia symptoms don’t get better—only worse
Dementia goal should be never improvement! The goal is ____?
Maintenance or slowing further Deterioration
Revia /Disulfiram (drugs used for ??? And is what kind of therapy ????
drugs used for alcoholism
And aversion therapy
REVIA®
(naltrexone) use for
Aversion Therapy
Signs of alkalosis
7
6
Tachycardia • Tachypnea • Diarrhea • Tremors • Seizure • Hyperreflexia • Agitated
Borborygmi (↑ bowel sounds) • Hypertension • Palpitations • Tetany • Anxiety/Panic • Poly
S/S of acidosis
Bradycardia • Bradypnea • Hypotension • ↓ lucidity • anorexia • coma • lethargy
cardia arrest
• suppressed, decreased, falling
High Pressure Alarms are triggered by
High Pressure Alarms are triggered by ↑ resistance to air flow and can
be caused by obst ruct ions of three types
3 type of high pressure obstructions
a. Kinked Tube
i. NRS ACTION: Unkink i t
b. Water in tubing (caused by condensat ion)
i. NRS ACTION: Empty i t /Remove H2O
c. Mucus in ai rway
i. NRS ACTION: Turn, C&DB; only use suct ion if C&DB fails, as a last resort
Low Pressure Alarms are triggered by ↓
Low Pressure Alarms are triggered by ↓ resistance to air flow and can
be caused by disconnections
2 types of disconnections with low pressure alarms
caused by disconnections of the main tubing or oxygen sensor tubing
How do we fix disconnections?
(reconnect it UNLESS tube is on t
the floor - bag them &; call Respiratory therapist if this happens)
Respiratory alkalosis = ventilator setting may be too ____.
Respiratory acidosis = ventilator setting may be too ____.
Respiratory alkalosis = ventilator setting may be too high.
Respiratory acidosis = ventilator setting may be too low.
You don’t confront loss & grief . You_____?
Support it
What is the number one problem with any type of abuse?
1 problem = denial refusal to accept the reality of a problem
The second problem with any type of abuse is
co-dependency calls the boss… (______?)
2 problem = dependency *when the abuser get the significant other to do something
co-dependency calls the boss… (positive self esteem)
abuse =
loss =
abuse = confront loss = support
manipulation =
manipulation = when the abuser gets the significant other to do things for him or her… the
nature of the act is dangerous or harmful