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NURS 663 Test 1 – Questions And Answers
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NURS 663 Test 1 – Questions And AnswersDIGFAST - ✔️ Bipolar disorder acronym
D- distractibility
I-impulsivity
G-grandiosity
F-flight of ideas
A-activity, hyperactive
S- sleep; requiring less
T- talkativeness
BPD type 1 timing - ✔️ mania lasts at least 1 week
rapid cycling definition - ✔️ at least 4 cycles per year with 8
weeks of well periods
BPD 2 definition - ✔️ current or past hypomanic episode AND
current or past major depressive episode
cyclothymia definition - ✔️ episodes of weeks to months of being
happy and energetic followed by months of depression and irritability;
symptoms not severe enough to impact functionality
cyclothymia timing - ✔️ at least 2 years in adults and 1 year in
kids with periods of hypomania that do not meet criteria for hypomania;
present at least 1/2 the time and not without longer than 2 months
cyclothymia treatment - ✔️ antipsychotics and antidepressants
cyclothymia patients at higher risk for - ✔️ bipolar disorder
dysthymia definition - ✔️ at least 2 years of chronic mild MDD
symptoms
dysthymia treatment - ✔️ antidepressants and therapy
patients with dysthymia at higher risk for - ✔️ MDD
, hypomania definition - ✔️ present for at least 4 days and less
than 1 week; not severe enough to cause impairment in social or
occupational functioning; no psychosis
modifiable risk factors for suicide - ✔️ living alone, unrealistic
parental expectations, abuse, mental illness, substance abuse, poor coping
skills, chronic severe stress
nonmodifiable risk factors for suicide - ✔️ being male, family
history of MH or SI, race, gender, previous suicide attempt loss through
death or divorce, bad parenting, sexual orientation, gender identity
% of suicides male - ✔️ 78%
suicide attempt rate in population - ✔️ 2.5%
criteria for involuntary hospitalization - ✔️ 1. mental illness,
developmental disability, or drug/etoh dependance
2. the illness/disability/dependance is treatable
3. the person is dangerous to him/herself or others due to the
illness/disability/dependance
*danger to self/others or unable to care for self
possible medical conditions that can mimic Mental illness - ✔️
hypothyroidism, diabetes
what is bupropion good for - ✔️ ADHD, depression, sexual side
effects
when should you not use buproprion - ✔️ head injury or seizure
carbamazepine birth defect - ✔️ spina bifida/neural tube defects
**folic acid
carbamazepine target - ✔️ 4-12
carbamazepine starting dose - ✔️ 200mg BID
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