Etoh withdrawal - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsychotics Referred to as Typical Antipsychotics. Most have strong bond w...

Exam 3: NSG552 / NSG 552 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology Exam | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: naltrexone class Opioid receptor antagonist Q: Naltrexone can be used for Answer: both ETOH and opioid use disorders Q: What does naltrexone do Answer: o Reduces desire/cravings o First line treatment o Will precipitate withdrawal in patients with physical opioid dependence Q: o First line treatment in maintaining abstinence after...

ETOH Withdrawal/Pneumonia UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study. Patient; Elena Acosta, 54 years old Elena Acosta is a 54-yr. old Hispanic woman with hypertension managed with hydrochlorothiazide. She is 63” (160.2 cm) and weighs 175 pounds (79.3 kg-BMI 31.0). She felt “crummy” and weaker the last 24 hours and called 911 when she began to have mid-sternal chest pain that increased with coughing and developed a harsh productive cough with green phlegm with difficulty breathing. Initial lab resu...

when should we complete blood testing with use of lithium? (Ans- early in therapy- every 2-3 days, until a therapeutic dose has been established, then long term-every 3 to 6 months therapeutic level of lithium (Ans- 0.8-1.4 mEq/L toxic level of lithium (Ans- greater than 1.5 mEq/L when can we start to see side effects of lithium? (Ans- when the drug is at a therapeutic level. they are expected. what are the side effects of lithium (therapeutic level)? (Ans- GI effects, trem...

ETOH Withdrawal-Pneumonia UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study .

ETOH Withdrawal/Pneumonia UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study

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ETOH Withdrawal/Pneumonia UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study. Patient; Elena Acosta, 54 years old

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ETOH WithdrawalPneumonia UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study ..