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anorexia nervosa risk factors


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-white female with good grades
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antisocial personality disorder risk factors

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-twice as many men than women
-caregiver with ASPD or alcoholism and being a victim of child abuse




retropulsion


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tendency to topple backwards when bumped or when rising, standing, or
turning




PTSD nursing care


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-connect pts with resources to recover (financial, medical, social services,
free clinics, mental health)
-drug nursing considerations
-ensure safety
-provide calm and quiet environment
-teach coping mechanisms
-support famlily
-assess for sleep pattern disturbances, self harm, harm to others
-report abuse
-establish trust. direct questions may inhibit trust and communication. use
open ended questions
-reduce anxiety




purging

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The use of vomiting, laxatives, excessive exercise, restrictive dieting,
enemas, diuretics, or diet pills to compensate for food that has been eaten
and that the person fears will produce weight gain




absence seizures


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-involve both hemispheres of the brain, thalamus, basal ganglia, and upper
brainstem




crisis nursing care


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-establish therapeutic relationship right away
-ensure safety, mobilize support from family, ect
-offer time, attention, and direction.
-arrange follow up care
-assess for physical distress
-listen intently
-identify coping strengths




hemorrhagic stroke manifestations


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, vomiting, headache, seizures, hemiplegia, LOC




ICP causes


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-normal: coughing, bending, sneezing
-head trauma, tumors, abscesses, stroke, inflammation, hemorrhage




OCD injury


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extreme avoidance of activities or circumstances that may cause injury




ketogenic diet


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-used for children under 8 with myoclonic and absence seizures
-high fat intake (80% calories) and adequate protein intake (1 g/kg), very
low carb intake
-treats refractory childhood epilepsy
-increases plasma levels of medium straight chain fatty acids
-begins after 24 hour fast
- ketosis (caused by the diet) induce anticonvulsant effects
-ketones in urine are monitored weekly
-most common complications are constipation, hyperlipidemia, and kidney
stones
-**when in hospital, limi glucose and dextrose of all sources. normal saline

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