NURS 600 quiz #3 modules 5-6 questions
with answers
Mild/Moderate depression Prevalence - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔5-12% will experience at some point
can be as high as 40$
Depression Risk Factors - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pre-
existing mood disorder
Signs/Symptoms Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔negative emotional experiences, sadness, disinterest
(anhedonia), self-hate, unexplaind fatigue, anger, anxiety,
irritability, hyperactivity, altered sleep, appetite or sexual
behaviour. Motor slowness, stooped posture, minor cognitive
impairment
Differential Dx for Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔parkinsons, thyroid disorders, dementia, epilepsy, CVA and
tumors
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,Work up for Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ask 2
questions: Have you felt down or hopeless in the past month?
Little interest in doing things for the last month?
PHQ-9 checklist of 9 symptoms over 2 week time.
Full physical assessment, medical history, neuro exam, UA, routine
blood work including THYROID and ADRENAL function.
any family HX of depression
Medications that can cause Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔BP meds, sedatives, hyponotics, anti seizure, antipsychotics,
anti parkinsons, steroids, analgesics, antibacterials, antineoplastics.
Pharm management for depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
Non-pharm management for Depression - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔
Major Depression Risk Factors - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔female, strong family history or suicide attempt, etoh abuse, hx
of migraines, back pain, recent MI, peptic ulcer dx, current chronic
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, disease, insomnia, stress, poverty, < high school education, recent
trauma, parent or caregiver with behavior disorder, hypersecretion
of cortisol and coexisting thyroid disorder.
Sign/Symptoms Major Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔severe negative changes in mood, thinking and behavior
sadness and apathy
slowed thinking
emotional numbness
substance abuse
social withdrawal
death and suicidal thoughts that persist regardless of circumstances
global thinking is distorted/ circular
loss of energy
anxious distress
difficult thoughts about future
melancholy
can have psychotic features with catatonic states.
Pharmacologic management of Major depression - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔simultaneous use of psycho therapy and
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with answers
Mild/Moderate depression Prevalence - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔5-12% will experience at some point
can be as high as 40$
Depression Risk Factors - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pre-
existing mood disorder
Signs/Symptoms Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔negative emotional experiences, sadness, disinterest
(anhedonia), self-hate, unexplaind fatigue, anger, anxiety,
irritability, hyperactivity, altered sleep, appetite or sexual
behaviour. Motor slowness, stooped posture, minor cognitive
impairment
Differential Dx for Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔parkinsons, thyroid disorders, dementia, epilepsy, CVA and
tumors
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,Work up for Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ask 2
questions: Have you felt down or hopeless in the past month?
Little interest in doing things for the last month?
PHQ-9 checklist of 9 symptoms over 2 week time.
Full physical assessment, medical history, neuro exam, UA, routine
blood work including THYROID and ADRENAL function.
any family HX of depression
Medications that can cause Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔BP meds, sedatives, hyponotics, anti seizure, antipsychotics,
anti parkinsons, steroids, analgesics, antibacterials, antineoplastics.
Pharm management for depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
Non-pharm management for Depression - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔
Major Depression Risk Factors - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔female, strong family history or suicide attempt, etoh abuse, hx
of migraines, back pain, recent MI, peptic ulcer dx, current chronic
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, disease, insomnia, stress, poverty, < high school education, recent
trauma, parent or caregiver with behavior disorder, hypersecretion
of cortisol and coexisting thyroid disorder.
Sign/Symptoms Major Depression - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔severe negative changes in mood, thinking and behavior
sadness and apathy
slowed thinking
emotional numbness
substance abuse
social withdrawal
death and suicidal thoughts that persist regardless of circumstances
global thinking is distorted/ circular
loss of energy
anxious distress
difficult thoughts about future
melancholy
can have psychotic features with catatonic states.
Pharmacologic management of Major depression - 🔰CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔simultaneous use of psycho therapy and
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