Psyc4 Flashcards
Delirium Dementia Psychotic disorder Sings of psychosis Hallucination types
What cognitive disorder is characterized by “waxing and waning” level of consciousness w/ acute onset and a rapid decrease in attention span and lack of arousal?
Delirium
What causes Delirium?
Secondary to other illness:
- CNS disease
- Infection
- Trauma
- Substance abuse/Withdrawal
T/F - Delirium is the most common presentation of altered metnal staus in inpatient setting.
True
T/F - Patients with delirium often display an abnormal EEG.
True
In a patient experiencing Delirium what drugs should you always check for?
Anti-cholinergic
Whats the moto for management of a Delirium patient?
“T-A-DA”
Tolerate
Anticipate
Don’t Agitate
What cognitive disorder is characterized by a gradual decrease in intellecual ability of “cognition” without affecting level of consciousness?
Dementia
Do patients with dementia have a normal EEG?
Yes
What condition can often present like dementia in elderly patients?
Depression – “Pseudodementia”
What is a psychotic disorder?
A distorted perception of reality (psychosis) characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and/or disorganized thinking
Can occur in patients with medical illness, psychiatric illness, or both
What are the 3 signs of psychosis?
Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorganized speech
What are the 7 hallucination types?
Visual Auditory Olfactory Gustatory - rare Tactile HypnaGOgic HypnoPOMPic
Which of the following hallucination type is more likely a feature of a medical illness or a psychiatric illness:
- Visual
- Auditory
- Visual - Medical (drug intoxication)
- Auditory - Psychiatric (schizophrenia)
Where do you see most olfactory hallucinations?
Aura of psychomotor epilepsy
Brain tumors
Where do you see tactile hallucinations?
Alcohol withdrawal
Cocaine abusers
