CHAPTER 19
1- Sign and Symptoms of PCP (phenylcyclohexyl piperidine)? P-317
• ATAXIA, seizures, increase vital signs, delusions, hallucinations, muscle
rigidity, impaired judgment, paranoia, impulsiveness, belligerence, labile
emotions, jerking movements, nystagmus, regressive, violent behavior.
Acute detox/Acute alcohol withdrawal P-310
DONE IN THE HOSPITAL it is an emergency.
Psychopharmacology for withdrawal P-312
BENZODIAZEPINES is the most common drug use.
BARBITURATES, particularly phenobarbital (when not getting response to enough
benzodiazepines)
ANTICONVULSANTS (adjunct therapy to decrease anxiety and prevent seizures)
Clonidine)
Thiamine (Replacement therapy, correct high output heart failure, can
prevent Wernicke-Korsakof),
folic acids, vitamin B12, MAGNESIUM.
Symptoms of AMPHETAMINES OVERDOSE (CNS STIMULANTS) P-315
• IRRITABILITY
Respiratory distress, ataxia, hyperpyrexia, stroke, convulsions, MI, coma, death.
CHAPTER 11
CHRONIC ANXIETY/GENERALIZED ANXIETY. what would be a nursing goal? P-145
• Helping patients identify symptoms as potentially being a part of a
treatable condition is the first step. (identify situation/the triggers of
anxiety)
, The purpose of ritualistic behaviors? OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER P-143