Med Surg Final Flashcards
Secondary prevention
Focuses on early detection of mental illness
Neologism
Made up words that have little or no meaning
Thought broadcasting
Type of delusion where one believes thoughts are heard by others
Ideas of reference
Type of delusion where one misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them such as thinking the next table is taking about him
Clans association
Meaningless rhyming of words
Thought insertion
Type of delusion where one believes that others thoughts are inserted into his head
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Manifestation of things NOT NORMALLY PRESENT
Hallucinations, delusions, alterations in speech, bizarre behavior such as walking backwards
Negative symptoms
Manifestations of things THAT ARE NORMALLY PRESENT
Affect, ologia, anergia, abolition, anhedonia ( lack of pleasure or joy)
Word salad
Words jumbled together with lil meaning or significance to the listener
Dissociation
Temporally blocking memories from consciousness
Altruism
Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others
Sublimation
Dealing with anger by substituting it for acceptable forms like working out
Displacement
Outward projection of anger (smashing a toy)
Primary prevention
Promotes health
Prevents mental health problems from occurring
Cancer markers
PSA- prostate specific antigen ( prostate cancer)
CEA- colon cancer
Alkaline phosphatase- bone metastasis
What are classifications of pain
Acute- sudden onset, usually sharp and localized, less than 6 months, initiates flight or fight stress response
Somatic- arises from skin, close to surface of body, sharp or dull poorly localized, includes n/v
Visceral- arises from body organs, dull and poorly localized, with n/v
Referred- pain perceived in area distant from stimuli
Chronic-prolonged pain, more than 6 months often dull, aching,diffuse most common is lower back pain
What are common chronic pain conditions
Back pain
Neuralgias- pain from peripheral nerve damage
Titration
Diluting med with NSS
Dystrophies
Pain from peripheral nerve damage characterized by continuous burning pain
Hyperesthesia
State of over sensitivity to touch and painful stimuli
Phantom pain
Post amputation, experiencing pain in a missing body part
Psychogenic pain
Pain without a physiologic cause or event
What’s a non narcotic analgesic
Acetaminophen treats mild to moderate pain
What are NSAIDS
Aspirin, ibuprofen
Interferes with prostaglandin synthesis.
