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dd1 test 4
Question | Answer |
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Psychopharmacology | Effects of drugs on the nervous system. |
Psychosis | Mental illness/loss of contact with reality. |
Neurosis | Mental illness/stress, anxieties in patient's enviorment without loss of contact with reality. |
Schizophrenia | Unrealistic thoughts, delusions, hallucinations,inappropriate emotions, bizarre bahaviors. |
Depression | Feeling of extremly unworthy hopelessness. |
Mania | Euphoria/Excessive mood elevation that does not seem to be justified by circumstances. |
Manic Depressive Psychosis | Bipoar |
Delusions | A beleif that is clearly contradictory to reality. |
Hallucination | Non-existent object or event. |
Anxiety Disorder | Tension, overactive autonomic nervous system, expectation of an impending disaster, and continuous vigilance for danger. |
EPS | Extra Pyramidal Symptoms. |
SSRI | Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitor. Example OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). Use Paxil to treat. |
What are Anti-EMETICS used for? | To stop N/V. |
Side effects of Anti-EMETICS. | Dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation. |
What kind of trestment is an Anti-HISTAMINES used for? & Give example. | To treat N/V caused by motion sickness. example Benadryl. |
What is the purpose for making hourly rounds? | Pick up new drug orders, deliver compounded medications. |
Six Rights. | 1.Patient 2.Drug 3.Time 4.Route 5.Dose 6.Attitude |
Who can except verbal order from Physician? | Registered nurse, Pharmacist |
OCD? | Disorder charachterized by obsessions & compulsions. |
Example of BENZODIAZEPINES. | Diazepam. |