Swift River Mental Health Exam V2
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Questions and Answers | Grade A |
100% Correct
Question:
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Answer:
"Symptoms of physical illnesses lasting six months or longer that cause
distress or disruption in daily life; persistent high level of anxiety and
preoccupation with physical symptoms; no physiological cause for
symptoms."
is diagnosed when a person has a significant focus on physical symptoms,
such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major
distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts,
feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.
,Question:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Answer:
Experienced overwhelming negative event in life characterized by
nightmares, flashbacks of the traumatic events, withdrawn in denial or
overanxious and panicky. Afraid of crowds, hypervigilant, unable to return to
previous functioning levels.
Question:
Bipolar Disorder with Mania
Answer:
Inflated self-esteem, grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, excessive talking,
flight of ideas, easily distracted, engaging in risky activities physical or
financial.
Question:
Roger McClusky, 70 years old, is accompanied by his adult child to a visit to
his provider. The child reports that Roger has become increasingly irritable,
anxious, and is having problems sleeping. He is also forgetting to pay his bills
on time and take his daily medications. The provider notes the client has a flat
affect.
Answer:
Dementia
,Medication: Rivastigmine (Aricept)
Question:
A client who is a veteran, returns from a combat-related tour of duty in Iraq.
They cannot remember who they are or recognize anyone in their family. After
six months, they begin to remember seeing colleagues mortally wounded
during combat.
Answer:
PTSD
Medication: Paxil
-Do not take with aspirin.
-Do not stop abruptly
Question:
Jennifer Evans, a 20-year-old student, presents to the ER with suicidal
ideations and some confusion. She has an irregular heart rate. Her mother
accompanies her and provides a recent history. Jennifer vomits after each
meal and has diarrhea. Lab results show low potassium and low sodium.
Questioning reveals Jennifer has been using laxatives liberally.
Answer:
Bulima
, Medication: imipramine
- Do not take with a MAOI
- Do not stop abruptly
Question:
Danny Wiles, age 23, has not been able to hold down a job. He states that,
when he was in high school, he could not complete tasks, resulting in his not
graduating. When attending a group activity, patient is unable to remain
seated or focused.
Answer:
ADHD
Medication:
benztpropine (Cogentin)
- Aggressively treat hyperthermia, if present, with cooling blankets and ice
packs.
-Stop all antipsychotic medications immediately.
(Latest Update )
Questions and Answers | Grade A |
100% Correct
Question:
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Answer:
"Symptoms of physical illnesses lasting six months or longer that cause
distress or disruption in daily life; persistent high level of anxiety and
preoccupation with physical symptoms; no physiological cause for
symptoms."
is diagnosed when a person has a significant focus on physical symptoms,
such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major
distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts,
feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.
,Question:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Answer:
Experienced overwhelming negative event in life characterized by
nightmares, flashbacks of the traumatic events, withdrawn in denial or
overanxious and panicky. Afraid of crowds, hypervigilant, unable to return to
previous functioning levels.
Question:
Bipolar Disorder with Mania
Answer:
Inflated self-esteem, grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, excessive talking,
flight of ideas, easily distracted, engaging in risky activities physical or
financial.
Question:
Roger McClusky, 70 years old, is accompanied by his adult child to a visit to
his provider. The child reports that Roger has become increasingly irritable,
anxious, and is having problems sleeping. He is also forgetting to pay his bills
on time and take his daily medications. The provider notes the client has a flat
affect.
Answer:
Dementia
,Medication: Rivastigmine (Aricept)
Question:
A client who is a veteran, returns from a combat-related tour of duty in Iraq.
They cannot remember who they are or recognize anyone in their family. After
six months, they begin to remember seeing colleagues mortally wounded
during combat.
Answer:
PTSD
Medication: Paxil
-Do not take with aspirin.
-Do not stop abruptly
Question:
Jennifer Evans, a 20-year-old student, presents to the ER with suicidal
ideations and some confusion. She has an irregular heart rate. Her mother
accompanies her and provides a recent history. Jennifer vomits after each
meal and has diarrhea. Lab results show low potassium and low sodium.
Questioning reveals Jennifer has been using laxatives liberally.
Answer:
Bulima
, Medication: imipramine
- Do not take with a MAOI
- Do not stop abruptly
Question:
Danny Wiles, age 23, has not been able to hold down a job. He states that,
when he was in high school, he could not complete tasks, resulting in his not
graduating. When attending a group activity, patient is unable to remain
seated or focused.
Answer:
ADHD
Medication:
benztpropine (Cogentin)
- Aggressively treat hyperthermia, if present, with cooling blankets and ice
packs.
-Stop all antipsychotic medications immediately.
