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ADULT (exam 1)
Anxiety Assessment
- Mild
- Increased Alertness
- Heightened Perception
- Moderate
- Perception Narrowed
- Short Attention Span
- Shaking
- Severe
- Ineffective Problem Solving
- Automatic Behavior
- Hyperventilation
- Panic
- Hallucinations
- Inability to Function or Communicate
2 mins
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Personality Functioning
- Self-Functioning
- Identity Derived from Work or Productivity
- Inflexible Standards
- Interpersonal Functioning
- Unable to See or Understand Ideas of Others
- Controlling
- Pathological Personality Traits
- Perfectionism
- Only One Right Way
- Perseveration
2 mins
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Assessment
- Repetitive and Intrusive Thoughts
- Suppressed by Thought or Action
- Interferes with Daily Functioning
- May or May Not Be Aware
- Interventions
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Clomipramine
- Venlafaxine
3 mins
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Assessment
- Re-experience Traumatic Event
- Flashbacks
- Nightmares
- Avoidance
- Self-destructive Behaviors
- Considerations
- Assess Suicide Risk
- Actively Listen to Stories
- Anxiety Medications
2 mins
Bipolar Disorder Assessment
- Mechanism
- Neurotransmitter Dysregulation and Genetic Factors
- Mania Signs and Symptoms
- Euphoric Mood
- Nonstop Physical Activity
- Flight of Ideas
- Rapid Speech
- Depression Signs and Symptoms
- Mood Changes
- Sad Affect
- Psychomotor Retardation
- Suicidal Thoughts
2 mins
Bipolar Disorder Interventions
- Drug Therapy
- Lithium
- Valproic Acid (Valproate)
- Lamotrigine
- Manic Episode
- Hospitalization
- Nutrition
- Hygiene
- Depressive Episode
- Monitor for Vegetative Signs
- Suicide Precautions
2 mins
SIG E CAPS for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- SIG E CAPS Acronym
- Sleep Problems
- Interest Deficit
- Guilt or Worthlessness
- Energy Loss or Fatigue
- Concentration Difficulty
- Appetite Changes
- Psychomotor Retardation or Agitation
- Suicidal Ideation
- Diagnosis
- 5 Symptoms Including Depressed Mood or Anhedonia for 2 Weeks
2 mins
Depression Assessment
- Physical Changes
- Anergia
- Self Neglect
- Decreased Libido
- Vegetative Signs
- Mood
- Sad Affect
- Worthlessness
- Guilt
- Anger and Irritability
- Cognitive
- Ineffective Problem Solving
- Slowed Thinking
1 min
Suicide Risk Factors
- Depression
- Previous Attempt
- No Support System
- Access to Firearms or Medications
- Substance Abuse
- Physical or Sexual Abuse
- Chronic Illness or Pain
- Extremes of Age
2 mins
Suicide Assessment
- SAD PERSONS Scale
- Verbal Cues
- Direct (Overt) Statements
- Indirect (Covert) Statements
- Behavioral Cues
- Giving Away Prized Possessions
- Sudden Improvement in Mood
- Putting Personal Affairs in Order
- Lethality of Plan
- Detail of Plan
- Availability of Means
- Proposed Method
- Suicide Precautions
- Safe Environment
- One-on-One Monitoring
- No Suicide Contract
2 mins
Schizophrenia Assessment
- Positive Symptoms
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Associative Looseness
- Negative Symptoms
- Flat Affect
- Poverty of Thought
- Absence of Something that Should be Present
- Cognitive Symptoms
- Illogical Thinking
- Impaired Judgment and Memory
- Affective Symptoms
- Dysphoria
2 mins
Schizophrenia Interventions
- Drug Therapy
- Antipsychotics
- Interventions
- Build Trust
- Assistance with Self-care
- Reality Testing
- Monitor for Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Monitor for Tardive Dyskinesia
- Family Therapy
2 mins
Child and Elder Physical Abuse Assessment
- Physical Abuse
- Inconsistent Injuries
- Delay in Treatment
- Various Stages of Healing
- Child Abuse
- Symmetrical Burns
- Sexually Transmitted Infection
- Bloody/Torn Undergarments
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Elder Abuse
- Poor Hygiene
- Overmedication
2 mins
Anorexia Nervosa Assessment
- Adolescent Girls
- Fear of Gaining Weight
- Assessment
- Excessive Dieting
- Distorted Body Image
- Decreased Bone Density
- Stress Fractures
- Lanugo
- Amenorrhea
- Anemia
- Diagnostic Criteria
- BMI < 18.5
3 mins
Bulimia Nervosa Assessment
- Assessment
- Normal Body Weight
- Binge and Purge
- Electrolyte Disturbances
- Alkalosis
- Hypokalemia
- Parotitis
- Enamel Erosion
- Russell's Sign
- Diagnosis
- Once Weekly For 3 Months
2 mins
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Interventions
- Interventions
- Build Trust
- Plan Caloric Intake
- Supervise Meals
- Supervise Elimination
- Encourage Liquids
- Daily Weights
- Use Matter-of-Fact Statements
- Give Feelings of Control
- Considerations
- Tube Feedings If Further Weight Loss
2 mins
Benzodiazepines Overview
- Indications
- First Line for Status Epilepticus
- Anesthesia Induction
- Anxiety
- Eclampsia
- Detoxification
- Mechanism of Action
- '-zepam' and '-zolam" Suffix
- Increase Frequency of Cl- Channel Opening
- Side Effects
- Decrease REM Sleep
- CNS Depression
- Dependence
- Antidote
- Flumazenil for Overdose
2 mins
Benzodiazepine Intoxication Assessment
- Drowsiness
- Confusion
- Respiratory Depression
- Hypotension
- Coma
- Treatment
- Flumazenil (Romazicon)
2 mins
Benzodiazepine Antidote
- Antidote
- Flumazenil
40 secs
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Overview
- Indications
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Mechanism of Action
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
- Drugs
- Paroxetine
- Sertraline
- Escitalopram
- Fluoxetine
- Side Effects
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Serotonin Syndrome
- Treat with Cyproheptadine
2 mins
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