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what % of schizophrenic cases begin between ages of 15-35 yo (stressful time of life)

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75%

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what is DSM 5 classification for schizophrenia (presence of 2 symptoms for atleast 1 month) (5)

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  • delusions
  • prominent hallucinations
  • incoherent speech, loose associations
  • catatonic, disorganized behavior
  • negative symptoms
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positive symptoms (added to someone) of schizophrenia (4)

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  • delusions
  • hallucinations
  • thought disorders
  • bizarre behaviors
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negative symptoms (taken away from someone) of schizophrenia (5)

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  • flat affect
  • anhedonia (unable to enjoy things)
  • alogia (unclear speech)
  • avolition (unmotivated to do things)
  • attention impairment
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predisposing factors of schizophrenia (3)

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  • family h/o
  • neurobiology (brain structure, neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, neurodevelopment)
  • viral
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cognitive assessment findings schizophrenia (6)

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  • short attention span
  • poor decision making
  • thought disorder
  • non-reality-based thought content
  • poor insight
  • concrete thinking
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5 types delusions

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  • paranoid (/persecutory)
  • grandiose (feeling really important/special abilities)
  • religious
  • somatic (about their body)
  • nihilistic (end of world/everything is horrible)
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5 types hallucinations

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  • auditory
  • olfactory
  • visual
  • gustatory (taste)
  • tactile
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emotional assessment findings schizophrenia (5)

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  • usually “hypoexpressive”
  • broad
  • restricted
  • flat
  • blunt
  • inappropriate
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behavioral assessment findings schizophrenia (6)

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  • decreased ADLs
  • poor health
  • agitation/aggression
  • catatonia
  • “waxy” flexibility (holding position they’re put in)
  • apraxia (lack of movement), echopraxia (copying movements)
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socialization assessment findings schizophrenia (3)

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  • inappropriateness
  • poor communication
  • disinterest
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physical assessment findings schizophrenia

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thorough H&P needed!

-have higher pain threshold

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symptoms of altered mental status (7)

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  • loose associations
  • clang associations
  • neologisms
  • echolalia
  • thought insertion
  • magical thinking
  • ideas of reference
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symptom of altered mental status: thoughts seem unrelated

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loose association

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symptom of altered mental status: rhyming/alliterative

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clang associations

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symptom of altered mental status: create their own words

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neologism

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symptom of altered mental status: repeating back your words

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echolalia

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symptom of altered mental status: thoughts from external source

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thought insertion

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symptom of altered mental status: thoughts make things happen

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magical thinking

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symptom of altered mental status: special meaning/importance of unrelated events

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ideas of reference

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other psychotic disorders besides schizophrenia (5)

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  • schizophreniform disorder
  • schizoaffective disorder
  • delusional disorder
  • brief psychotic disorder
  • folie a deux
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psychotic disorder: similar to schizophrenia but lasts 1-6 months. rapid onset

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schizophreniform disorder

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psychotic disorder: psychosis and mood disorder

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schizoaffective disorder

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psychotic disorder: non-bizzare delusions, no hallucinations, no thought disorders; cling to a belief

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delusional disorder

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psychotic disorder: short duration less than one month

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brief psychotic disorder

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psychotic disorder: two people have same delusional system

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folie a deux

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what is term for when pt doesn’t realize they have a problem

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anosognosia

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nursing interventions for delusions

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  • develop trust**
  • assess characteristics of delusions
  • promote distraction
  • reorient, refer to them by name
  • acknowledge what they believe and what you believe
  • avoid trying to “prove them wrong”
  • validate real part of delusion
  • meet the need/emotion the delusion does
  • teach reality testing
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4 categories hallucinations

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  • comforting
  • condemning
  • controlling/commanding
  • conquering
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nursing interventions for hallucinations

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  • confirm reality
  • help pt distinguish bw reality and hallucinations
  • identify pattern and triggers
  • teach distractions
  • teach them to request corrective feedback
  • teach socially appropriate behaviors
  • cognitive responses to hallucinations
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pt teaching relapse prevention for schizophrenia (4)

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  • teach pts to get help early (prodromal phase)
  • teach families to identify recurrence
  • stay on meds
  • manage life stress
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what do 1st gen antipsychotic meds help manage

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positive symptoms

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what do 2nd gen antipsychotic meds help manage

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positive and negative symptoms

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are 1st or 2nd gen antipsychotic meds used more

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2nd gen, newer but more costly

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2nd gen antipsychotic med side effects (6)

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  • weight gain (especially w/ olanzapine and clozapine)
  • sedation
  • dizziness
  • constipation
  • prolactin elevation (especially w/ risperidone and paliperidone)
  • metabolic syndrome (weight gain, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, CV problems)
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rare but serious 2nd gen antipsychotic med side effects (4)

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  • agranulocytosis (w/ clozaril)
  • extrapyramidal symptoms
  • tardive dyskinesia
  • neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
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what are the down sides to 1st gen antipsychotic meds

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  • more side effects

- more monitoring needed

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S+S neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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  • hyperthermia
  • hyperreflexia
  • tremor
  • clonus
  • often hypertensive
  • tachycardia
  • diaphoresis
  • agitation
  • increased bowel sounds, maybe diarrhea
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what causes NMS

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decreased dopamine

can be caused by antipsychotics

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how to treat NMS (4)

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  • reduce temp
  • give fluids
  • discontinue antipsychotic
  • give bromocriptine or dantrolene
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action of 1st gen antipsychotics

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decrease dopamine

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action of 2nd gen antipsychotics

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decrease dopamine

increase serotonin

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anticholinergic side effects of antipsychotics

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  • constipation
  • dry mouth
  • blurred vision
  • memory impairment
  • confusion
  • dizziness
  • urinary retention
  • nasal congestion
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Tx mild symptoms of anticholinergic side effects with antipsychotic meds (3)

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  • hard candy
  • sips of water
  • stool softeners
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S+S toxicity of antipsychotic meds (4)

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  • hyperthermia
  • delirium
  • unstable VS
  • musculoskeletal changes
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extrapyramidal symptoms (pseudo-parkinsonism) of antipsychotic meds (6)

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  • muscle rigidity
  • tremors
  • akathisia (constant movement)
  • drooling
  • shuffling gait
  • acute dystonia and oculogyrus (involuntary movements)
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Tx extrapyramidal S+S of antipsychotic meds (3)

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  • decrease dosage
  • change to diff antipsychotic
  • administer anticholinergic (benztropine), antihistamine (benadryl), or dopamine agonist (symmetrel)
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S+S tardive dyskinesia (3)

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  • involuntary mouth movements
  • foot tapping
  • pill rolling
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Tx tardive dyskinesia

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valbenazine (ingrezza)

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test for tardive dyskinesia

what is considered positive score

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test: AIMS (abnormal involuntary movements)
positive: 2+

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2nd gen antipsychotic meds

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Olanzapine (zyprexa)
Quetiapine (seroquel)
Clozapine (clozaril)
Asenipine (saphris)
Paliperidone (invega)
Risperidone (risperidal)
Ziprasidone (geodon)
Iloperidone (fanapt)
Lurasidone (latuda)
Aripiprazole (abilify)
Brexpiprazole (rexulti)
Capriprazine (vraylar)
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1st gen antipsychotic meds

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Chlorpromazine (thorazine)
Fluphenazine (prolixin)
Haloperidol (haldol)

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