Bipolar 1 - Answer-Mania and major depression
Bipolar II - Answer-Hypomania and major depression
Cyclothymia - Answer-Hypomania and mild depression. consist of cyclical mood swings
Antipsychotic medication - Answer-Can be used in combination with other medication to
treat bipolar
Bipolar and antivan - Answer-Will put patient to sleep
Rapid cycling - Answer-Frequent episodes in bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 disorder. the shift
from low to high can even occur over a matter of days or hours
20 to 30 percent of people with bipolar disorder - Answer-Will attempt to commit suicide
Main drug for bipolar is - Answer-Lithium
Take lithium with - Answer-Meals
Anti epileptic medication - Answer-Can be used as mood stabilizers
Anti eleptic medications are - Answer-Depakote, tegretol, lamictal
Antidepressants - Answer-Prozac, paxil, Zoloft.
What diet with lithium - Answer-Normal salt
Hyperactivity and poor judgment are characteristics of - Answer-Manic episodes
Safety: dangerous patients is threatening intervention: ..... - Answer-Remove all other
clients for safety. Controlling the room and environment
NANDA for depressed patients are - Answer-No or low self esteem
Signs and symptoms of no self wroth statements such as - Answer-I deserve it
Dealing with a depressed patient use the sad person scale - Answer-Evaluate risk of
suicide
Is a person with bipolar stops taking their medication - Answer-Talk with them about the
consequences. Educating the patient about consequences will prevent relapse