mental status Flashcards
1
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objective data includes
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appearance, behavior, cognitive function, thought process
2
Q
lethargic
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not fully alert, will drift back to sleep
3
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obtunded
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sleeps most of the time, is confused when awake
4
Q
stupor
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only responds to intense shaking or pain stimulation
5
Q
coma
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completely unconscious
6
Q
glasgow coma scale tests 3 areas that are
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eye opening, motor response, verbal response
7
Q
glascow coma scale scoring
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higher number the better, 8 or less intervention is needed, 3 is totally unresponsive
8
Q
abnormalities in behavior
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blunt affect, depressed, mania, irritable, anxious, delirium
9
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abnormalities in thought process
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delusions, paranoid, obsessions, compulsions, phobias, hallucinations
