Electroconvulsive Therapy exam with perfect answers 2024
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
Define ECT correct answers Grand mal (generalized) seizures caused by application of electrical current to the brain.
Where are the electrodes applied? correct answers Bilaterally in the frontotemporal region or unilaterally on the same side as the dominate hand.
Duration of the seizures sh...
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Define ECT correct answers Grand mal (generalized) seizures caused by application of
electrical current to the brain.
Where are the electrodes applied? correct answers Bilaterally in the frontotemporal
region or unilaterally on the same side as the dominate hand.
Duration of the seizures should be at least ... correct answers 15 to 25 seconds
Tonic phase of the seizure usually lasts correct answers 10 to 15 seconds
Clonic phase is characterized by correct answers Rhythmic movements of the muscles
that decrease in frequency and finally disappear.
How many treatments and how how many days per week correct answers 6 to 12
sometimes 20 every other day, three times per week.
Who usually gets ECT treatments? correct answers White, female, middle-aged and
from a middle to upper-income background. In treatment of major depression, usually
after drug therapy has proved ineffective.
What disorders has ECT been effective in the treatment of? correct answers Major
depression.
Acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder (antipsychotic drugs and/or lithium).
Acute schizophrenia particularly if it is accompanied catatonic or affective (depression)
or mania.
Contraindications of ECT correct answers Increased intracranial pressure (from brain
tumor, recent cardiovascular accident, or other cerebrovascular lesion.) Could lead to
brainstorm herniation.
Mechanism of action correct answers Serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.
Most common side effects of ECT correct answers Temporary memory loss and
confusion
Transient effects correct answers Orientation to time and place after the procedure.
What is the major cause of death with ECT? correct answers Cardiovascular
complications (e.g., acute myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident.
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