what are neurotransmitters? Names? What is their purpose? - ANS Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that transmit signals from a neuron to a "target cell.
Serotonin, GABA, Dopamine and Norepinephrine
SER - sleep/emotion/pleasure
GABA-gabagabagaba take gaba and CALM down
DOP-Deter...
Study Guide Exam 1 psych Pierre NUR 172
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what are neurotransmitters? Names? What is their purpose? - ANS Neurotransmitters are
endogenous chemicals that transmit signals from a neuron to a "target cell.
Serotonin, GABA, Dopamine and Norepinephrine
SER - sleep/emotion/pleasure
GABA-gabagabagaba take gaba and CALM down
DOP-Determined Obsession/Plesure
Serotonin - ANS SARA inhibitor
Sara inhibits in my tummy,she affects my mood she is a pain and I sense her perceptions. sleep
and my brain stem functions are good tho. 2% in the brain
Dopamine - ANS dope inhibits my reward system, my learning and the basal ganglia has
excessive dopes production and they are schizophrenics
GABA - ANS GABA inhibits me but I can sleep low anxiety and my memory forms good.
MY CNS is where it takes place Without GABA icould have a seizure tremors and not able to
sleep
Norepinephrine - ANS Nopinepine excties me eh wants to fight or flight in response to my
BP anxiety and maybe even my decision making. CNS Perpheral nervous system and my
wiggdala! nopin pne is actually an inhibittor when he is at brian's
If a neurotransmitter is functioning properly and if imbalanced. What would that present in a
patient? - ANS serotonin properly working good mood, pain and sensory control sleep, and
other brain stem functions
not properly
What is the difference between a nursing Dx and the DSM5 diagnosis? - ANS A medical
diagnosis deals with disease or medical condition. A nursing diagnosis deals with human
response to actual or potential health problems and life processes.
What is an Anxiolytic? Examples? Side Effects. First line? Second? Potency? ECR ACH
sedative - ANS drug to reduce anxiety. They are the Pams... (1st)DTLC AC. Common Side
Effects:dizziness, muscle weakness, drowziness, dependance....ataxic gait
non benzo (buspar buspirone) these have no PRN non addicting and not FAST acting does not
GABA GABA GABA. affects serotonin. s/ headache dizziness drowsiness nausea upset
, stomach..nervous 3 is non benz zol and zal s/e daytime drowsiness, dizzy weak. ( for the anti
anxiety my notes don't have ECR or ACH?)
What is an antidepressant? Examples? s/e? first line, second third? Potency? ECR ACH
sedative - ANS drug used to alleviate depression. nausea, dizzness least s/e 2nd is TCA
anticholergnic. I don't have a list for ECR?? for antidepressants. =0
what is an antipsychotic medicaion? Examples? s/e First line? second, third? ECR ACH
sedative? - ANS Citalopram an sSRI common s/e nausea, nervousness. first line SSRI,
then TCA then MOAI
basics are: typicals 1st ones have high EPS low ACH,sedation the ATypicals are opposite they
ahve low EPS higher ACH and HIGHHH sedation so the ATeam will put you to sleep.
Medications name the categories and (know the generic names) - ANS SSRI. (FF PESC)
TCA (NAA IDD) MOAI (PIT) & THE pams ( DTLC AC) Buspar and ZAl and Zol
what types of classes do Psych drugs have? e.g. SSRI, TCA, BEnzo etc.. - ANS
Antidepressants.
Antipsychotics.
Antianxiety agents.
What do pych drugs treat? and in what order? why? - ANS Mental illness
the symptoms
to keep the pt medically stable and safe.
How do each drug class work? (neurotransmitters, inhibitors..) do they need to have education
required for each class? ( like the low tyramine diet for TCA) - ANS SSRI BLOCK (inhibits)
the serotonin reuptakers keeps there letting it keep giving its message
TCA BLOCK too (inhibits) norepinephrine and serotonin so they can keep giving message.
MAOI BLOCK too (inhibitors) by blocking the thing that usually kills norepinephrine and
serotonin. (blocks the enzyme)
Possible side effects? Patient teaching? - ANS s/e ssri the least nausea agittion dizziness
lower sex drive. TCA anticholinergic (dry mouth blurred vision, constibpaiton Ortho Bp and
CArdiac NA ca2 K. MOAI potential fatal with other drugs and low tyramine diet
Patients rights. When can a patient be held involuntary? - ANS harm to self or harm to
others
what are the legal ramificaitons if you hold a patient against their will, forcibly mediate them, or
restrain them and they do not meet these criteria? - ANS could be charged criminally
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