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| losing contact with reality |
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| symptoms of schizophrenia can be divided into which 2 groups |
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| positive and negative symptoms |
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| Positive symptoms may be characterized by |
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| exaggeration of normal function (e.g., agitation), incoherent speech, hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia. |
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| Negative symptoms are characterized by |
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| a decrease or loss in function and motivation. |
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| which group of anti-psychotics is more helpful for managing positive symptoms |
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| which group of anti-psychotics is more helpful for managing both positive and negative symptoms |
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| 2 groups of anti psychotics |
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| typical/traditional, atypical |
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| When dopamine is blocked by antipsychotic medicine use, what reaction may take place? |
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| extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)/extrapyramidal reactions of parkinsonism ....such as tremors, masklike facies, rigidity, and shuffling gait may develop |
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| extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)/extrapyramidal reactions of parkinsonism symptoms |
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| remors, masklike facies, rigidity, and shuffling gait |
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| e typical antipsychotics categorys |
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| phenothiazines and nonphenothiazines. |
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| phenothiazines block __________ causing sedative and hypotensive effects early in treatment. |
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| Atypical antipsychotics example |
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| atypical antipsychotics are useful in treating what? |
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| Two advantages of the atypical agents are that |
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| (1) they are effective in treating negative symptoms, and (2) they are not likely to cause EPS or tardive dyskinesia. |
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| Benzodiazepines have multiple uses as |
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| anticonvulsants, sedative-hypnotics, preoperative drugs, and anxiolytics. |
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| The side effects associated with benzodiazepines are |
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| sedation, dizziness, headaches, dry mouth, blurred vision, rare urinary incontinence, and constipation |
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1. The nurse realizes that facial grimacing, involuntary upward eye movement, and muscle spasms of the tongue and face are indicative of which condition?
a. Akathisia
b. Acute dystonia
c. Tardive dyskinesia
d. Pseudoparkinsonism |
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2. The nurse understands that antipsychotics act in which way?
a. By blocking actions of dopamine
b. By blocking actions of epinephrine
c. By promoting prostaglandin synthesis
d. By enhancing the action of gamma-aminobutyric acid |
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3. An antipsychotic agent, fluphenazine (Prolixin), is ordered for a client with psychosis. The nurse knows that this agent can lead to extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) that may be treated with which medication?
a. quetiapine (Seroquel)
b. aripiprazole (Abilify)
c. benztropine (Cogentin)
d. chlorpromazine (Thorazine) |
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7. A client appears to have had an overdose of phenothiazines. The nurse is aware that the potential treatment for phenothiazine overdose includes which intervention(s)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Gastric lavage
b. Adequate hydration
c. Maintaining an airway
d. fluphenazine (Prolixin)
e. risperidone (Risperdal)
f. Activated charcoal administration |
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| Restoril is which class of drug |
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| Barbiturates are classified as |
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| long-acting, intermediate-acting, short-acting, and ultrashort-acting. |
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| • The long-acting barbiturate group is used for.. |
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| intermediate acting barbiturates are used for |
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| maintaining long periods of sleep |
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| short acting barbiturates are used for |
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| ultrashort acting barbiturates are used for |
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| Benzodiazepines have less drug interactions and side effects than _______, thus have become the traquilizer of choice |
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