Nur350 Exam 1 questions and answers Increased GABA - decreased anxiety Medications that block dopamine - antipsychotics decreased acetylcholine - Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's low GABA - anxiety Gosh, All Baddies have Anxiety increased serotonin - increased pain, hunger, aggression, anxiety (cocaine) decreased dopamine - Parkinson's and depression Akathisia - motor restlessness (AKA, this is annoying) Usually the first EPS side effect of antipsychotics impaired muscle tone - dystonia may result from antipsychotics rigidity and high fever - NMS benzodiazepine neurotransmitters - antianxiety increase GABA 30 day commit pt refused meds - IM injection 72 hour hold pt refused meds - do not give meds neurotransmitter that plays a role in suicide - low serotonin priority goal for suicidal pt - pt will not harm self by end of shift suicide fact - manifestation of hopelessness and helplessness labile - mood swings speak rapidly, changing subject frequently - flight of ideas tangential - irrelevant topics, fails to arrive at main point gradual decrease in drug action - tolerance decrease in drug's affect - desensitization
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