Exam 2- Nsg 552 Wilkes University
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Guide Solution)
Acute anxiety - Correct answerFirst line for acute panic may be short term benzo
use.
short acting benzos cause rebound anxiety and are the most abused
Benzodiazepines - Correct answerWithdrawal can be dangerous, even deadly.
Stopping abruptly is not advised. Symptoms of agitation, tension, irritability, and sz. may
occur
anxiety disorders - Correct answerpsychological disorders characterized by
distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
anxiety disorders treatment - Correct answer-non-activating antidepressants area
good place to start. for this disorder
first line treatment anxiety disorders - Correct answerSSRI- Fluoxetine (Prozac),
sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil)
TCAs often effective but with riskier SE
may interfere with psychotherapy in TX of AD - Correct answerBenzodiazepines-
short acting Alprazolam are most abusable
Rapid onset BZD - Correct answerused for acute panic disorder
BZD with long half- life (20-80 hours) - Correct answerDiazepam (avoid in elderly)
BEERS criteria - Correct answerA list of medications that are generally considered
inappropriate when given to elderly people
BEERS criteria - Correct answerIdentifies High Risk Meds to Generate Wide List of
Meds That Should be Avoided
The "Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults",
commonly called the Beers List, are guidelines for healthcare professionals to help
improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults.
, concomitant with pharmacological tx in AD - Correct answerPsychotherapy
First line for specific phobias like clowns, blood, animals - Correct
answerPsychotherapy
medications not all that helpful for specific phobias
OCD treatment - Correct answerSSRI and CBT
BZD in treatment of OCD - Correct answerXanax, Valium, Klonipin
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders - Correct answerConsider and treat and
comorbid disorders as well
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders first line pharmocology - Correct
answerAntidepressants
Psychotherapy are treatment of choice
Dissociative disorders - Correct answerthe degree of insight the patient has is
crucial to the outcome of psychotherapy
DID- Dissociative identity disorder - Correct answermay consider multi pronged
approach to treatment but strongly linked to childhood trauma so treating underlying
PTSD s/s is often helpful
DID - Correct answerdiscourage use of BZD
DID - Correct answerbeta blockers and alpha blockers useful for reducing
sympathetic nervous system activation
Prazosin - Correct answeralpha 1 blocker helpful for nightmares and flashbacks
anorexia nervosa - Correct answerAn eating disorder characterized by an obstinate
and willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat
Meds for anorexia - Correct answerProzac
Anafranil
Pariactin
Thorazine
Zyprexa
Used in anorexia nervosA - Correct answeratypical antipyschotics
Newest Actual Questions & Answers (A+
Guide Solution)
Acute anxiety - Correct answerFirst line for acute panic may be short term benzo
use.
short acting benzos cause rebound anxiety and are the most abused
Benzodiazepines - Correct answerWithdrawal can be dangerous, even deadly.
Stopping abruptly is not advised. Symptoms of agitation, tension, irritability, and sz. may
occur
anxiety disorders - Correct answerpsychological disorders characterized by
distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
anxiety disorders treatment - Correct answer-non-activating antidepressants area
good place to start. for this disorder
first line treatment anxiety disorders - Correct answerSSRI- Fluoxetine (Prozac),
sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil)
TCAs often effective but with riskier SE
may interfere with psychotherapy in TX of AD - Correct answerBenzodiazepines-
short acting Alprazolam are most abusable
Rapid onset BZD - Correct answerused for acute panic disorder
BZD with long half- life (20-80 hours) - Correct answerDiazepam (avoid in elderly)
BEERS criteria - Correct answerA list of medications that are generally considered
inappropriate when given to elderly people
BEERS criteria - Correct answerIdentifies High Risk Meds to Generate Wide List of
Meds That Should be Avoided
The "Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults",
commonly called the Beers List, are guidelines for healthcare professionals to help
improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults.
, concomitant with pharmacological tx in AD - Correct answerPsychotherapy
First line for specific phobias like clowns, blood, animals - Correct
answerPsychotherapy
medications not all that helpful for specific phobias
OCD treatment - Correct answerSSRI and CBT
BZD in treatment of OCD - Correct answerXanax, Valium, Klonipin
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders - Correct answerConsider and treat and
comorbid disorders as well
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders first line pharmocology - Correct
answerAntidepressants
Psychotherapy are treatment of choice
Dissociative disorders - Correct answerthe degree of insight the patient has is
crucial to the outcome of psychotherapy
DID- Dissociative identity disorder - Correct answermay consider multi pronged
approach to treatment but strongly linked to childhood trauma so treating underlying
PTSD s/s is often helpful
DID - Correct answerdiscourage use of BZD
DID - Correct answerbeta blockers and alpha blockers useful for reducing
sympathetic nervous system activation
Prazosin - Correct answeralpha 1 blocker helpful for nightmares and flashbacks
anorexia nervosa - Correct answerAn eating disorder characterized by an obstinate
and willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat
Meds for anorexia - Correct answerProzac
Anafranil
Pariactin
Thorazine
Zyprexa
Used in anorexia nervosA - Correct answeratypical antipyschotics
