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Culture:
Which ethnic group is the highest the rate of suicide and suicide attempts in the U.S? - correct
answer ✔✔Native Americans
Culture:
If your patient cannot speak English and you make accommodations for a language interpreter,
is ______? - correct answer ✔✔Culturally sensitive
Culture:
one of the common folk illnesses seen in the latino population - believed to be from a shocking,
unpleasant, or frightening experience that is believed to cause the soul to leave the body -
correct answer ✔✔Susto "fright"
Culture:
Fatigue, headache, weight loss, exhaustion, and malaise - correct answer ✔✔Mal de ojo (Evil
Eye)
Hormones:
Symptoms of Hypothyroidism mimic symptoms of? - correct answer ✔✔Depression
Hormones:
Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism mimic symptoms of? - correct answer ✔✔Mania
,Hormones:
When T3 and T4 are higher (Hyperthyroidism), TSH secretion _______? - correct answer
✔✔Decreases: heat intolerance, agitation, anxiety, irritability, tachycardia, mood swings and
weight loss
Hormones:
When T4 and T3 are low (hypothyroidism), TSH secretion ____? - correct answer ✔✔Increases:
cold intolerance, lethargy, weight gain, decreased libido
Depakote:
This medication - what can it cause? - correct answer ✔✔Spinal bifida (neural tube defect)
Depakote:
What is the main organ this can effect? - correct answer ✔✔Liver - hepatotoxicity
Depkaote:
What is this a sign of when taking this medication:
Abdominal pain in right portion of ab, reddish brown urine, yellowing of the skin and whites of
eyes, fatigue? - correct answer ✔✔Hepatotoxicity
Depaktoe:
What is the intervention if signs of hepatotoxicity present ? - correct answer ✔✔DC offending
agent and do a LFT (AST and ALT)
Depakote:
,What Is there therapeutic range for Depkatoe and at what levels will toxicity occur? - correct
answer ✔✔50-125
Greater than 150
Depaktoe:
Signs of what: Disorientation, lethargy, Resp depression, n/v - correct answer ✔✔Vampiric acid
toxicity
Depakote:
What to do if signs of valporic acid toxicity occur? - correct answer ✔✔DC med and check
valporic acid levels, LFT, and ammonia levels
Supplement:
Which herbal supplement can be used for anxiety, stress, insomnia and can cause liver damage?
- correct answer ✔✔Kava
Supplement:
What is the major interaction with kava and is to not be taken with it? - correct answer
✔✔Benzos
Supplement:
If you take kava and benzos together - what can happen? - correct answer ✔✔drowsiness and
can cause too much drowsiness
Supplement:
Which medications can interact with KAVA besides benzos? - correct answer ✔✔Sedatives
(CNS) depressents
, Meds:
Which medication can cause a severe rash, (Fever, body aches, red rash, facial and tongue
swelling) - correct answer ✔✔Lamictal
Meds:
Which mood stabilizer that causes the least weight gain? - correct answer ✔✔Lamictal
Meds:
Which antipsychotics cause the least weight gain? 2 - correct answer ✔✔Ziprasidone,
apriprazole
Meds:
Which antipsychotic is the least sedating? - correct answer ✔✔Abilify
Meds:
For patients taking antipsychotics that can cause weight gain check routine labs like what? Hint:
4 - correct answer ✔✔BMI,
Hip to waist ratio (measures abdominal obesity)
Glucose
Lipid Panel
Meds:
What black box warning is for Carbamazepine: - correct answer ✔✔Agranulocytosis (decrease
WBC) and aplastic anemia
Meds:
The HLA-B*1505 allele is highly associated with the outcome of what? - correct answer
✔✔Cabramazepien induced SJS