NU643 final exam study Guide

a.. common side effects about antidepressants - Answer- DRY MOUTH SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION DIZZINESS DECREASED OR INCREASED APPETITE DROWSINESS HEADACHE FATIGUE GI UPSET (NAUSEA)SLEEP DISTURBANCE 2. managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia review habilitation therapy - Answer- KEEPING ROUTINE, CALM ATMOSPHERE MAINTAIN FUNCTION THEY HAVE AT THIS TIME—CUE INTO BEHAVIORS THEY CAN DO NOW (HABILITATION THERAPY)BEHAVIORAL SX FOR DEMENTIA AGGRESSION AGIATATION CONFUSION MEMORY LOSS 3. Review what dietary recommendations from the Carlat report are good for mental health patients - Answer- EAT WHOLE FOODS, FOLATE, B12, B6, OMEGA 3S, AVOID CARBS, LESS PROCESSED FOODS 4. Review which is the slowest delivery method of medications available - Answer- BY MOUTH- ORAL FASTEST-IV 5. Review the most common side effects regarding long term Lithium use - Answer- KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT AND THYROID,MONITOR KIDENY FUNCTION TEST AND THYROID TEST 6. Review the mechanism of action of clonidine & propranolol for the treatment of anxiety - Answer- LOWER HEART RATE, MUSCLE TENSION, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SOMATIC SYMPTOMS 7. Review psychotropic use during lactation post-partum regarding onset relapse and recurrence of mental disorders - Answer- NOT FDA APPROVED AND EXCRETED IN BREAST MILK, WEIGH RISKS OVER BENEFITS, EDUCATE THERE ARE RISKS, SOME SAFER THAN OTHERS 8. Matching Question regarding labs required for Quetiapin Valproic acid & Lithium - Answer- SEROQUEL: GLUCOSE, LIPID PROFILE, BNP DEPAKOTE: PLTS, LIVER FUNCTION, AND PLASMA LITHIUM: THYROID, KIDNEY, AND PLASMA 9. Review the best description of the mental status examination - Answer- DETERMINATION OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION AT TIME OF ASSESSMENT 10. Review symptoms of hyponatremia - Answer- DELERIUM, LETHARGY, NAUSEA 11. Review Tardive Dyskinesia - Answer- movemnts can't control, JAW THRUSTING, TONGUE MOVEMENT, PILL ROLLING, HYPERREFLEXEX, LOTS OF BLINKING SEEN IN ANTIPSYCHOTIC 12. Review substance dependence and a patients vulnerability to craving & relapse following exposure to any psychoactive substance. - Answer- DON'T PRESCRIBE CONTROLLED