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30 Cards in this Set
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Belief that one is being persecuted or falsely accused by others
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Paranoid Behaviors
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Autism S/Sx:
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1) Impaired language & interpersonal communication skills
2) Limited & repetitive behavior 3) Constant rocking motions 4) Rages if activities are interrupted 5) Speaks in 3rd person |
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Disorder that results in seperations between ones emotions and ones thought process.
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Schizophernia
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S/Sx: with Schizophrenia that are observable & present
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Positive Symptoms
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S/Sx: with Schizophrenia that are absent of something--- Flat affect
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Negative Symptoms
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Early S/Sx of the devlopment with Psychotic Schizophrenic episode.
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1) Insomnia
2) Difficulty concentrating 3) Social Isolation 4) Magical thought |
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Repeating & Imitating the motions made by others is called?
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Echopraxia
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Involuntary repetition of words & phases spoken by others
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Echolalia
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Inability to perform purposeful movements such as tying shoes or buttoning shirt is called?
*hint* often seen with Alzheimer |
Aprexia
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Inability to comprehend certain visiual, auditory, or other sense related to stimuli such as inability to use a comb or toothbrush is called?
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Agnosia
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Dementing brain Encephalopathy associated with Chronic alcoholism and related to the deficiency of B1 or Thiamine
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
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Pheochromocytoma
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Genetic neuroendocrine disorder, caused by tumor in the adrenal medulla.
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What are the 2 catecholamine hormones that are secreted as the Tumor grows?
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Epinephrine
Norepinephrine |
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5 primary symptoms of Pheochromocytoma:
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1) HTN
2) H/A 3) Hyperhidrois, excessive sweating 4) Hypermatbolism 5) Hyperglycemia |
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Pheochromocytoma is diagnosed by symptoms and?
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24 hour urine, CAT, MRI, and Angiograms
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What can increase catecholamine levels?
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Physical, menta, or emotional stress of any kind.
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What meds interfeere w/ testing catecholamine levels?
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ASA, or any OTC cough medication containing stimulants like ephedrine
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What foods should be stopped prior to testing for catecholamine levels?
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bananas, caffeinated drinks, and chocolate, vanilla, alcohol, and citrus friut.
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What is the primary surgical treatment for pheochromocytoma?
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Adrenalectomy
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A condition caused by the presence of high levels of corticosteroids, especially glucocorticoids?
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Cushing's syndrone
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Cushing's S/Sx:
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Wt gain in face, back, and trunk... truncal obesity.
Buffalo hump Thin arms and legs Moonlike round face Muscle weakness HTN Skin bruises easily Purple striae on abdomen Hirsutism Gynecomastia Menstrual distubances Osteoporosis Frequent infections Polydipsia, polyuria, and polyphagia Acne Mental liability |
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What labs are elevated in Cushing's?
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17-hydroxycorticosteroids, 17-Ketosteroids in urine, blood glucose, plasma cortisol levels.
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What labs are decreased in Cushing's?
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Potassium
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Addison's disease is caused by?
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Insufficient production of corticosteroids by the adrenal cortex.
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Common causes of Addison's Disease?
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autoimmune destruction of the adrenal glands, and infectious prosses such as TB, related to bilateral adrenalectomy
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Symptoms of acute Addisonian crisis are?
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1) Severe dehydration
2) hypotention 3) tachycardia 4) Rapid respirations 5) Cardiac dyshythmias 6) circulatory collapse |
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Symptoms of Addison's are?
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1) Fatigue
2) weakness 3) dizzines with postural hypotension 4) weigh loss 5) N/V 6) abdominal pain 7) Skin pigmentation becomes bronze |
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When the sodium and potassium leves on a pt w/ Addison's, become imbalanced, often as a result of emotional or physiological stress, an event called __________ or ___________ can occur.
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Adrenal or Addisonian crisis
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Labs of a pt. with Addions reveal:
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1) hyponatremia
2) hyperkalemia 3) hypoglycemia 4) elevated WBC 5) 24 hour urine 6) decreased Cortisol |
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Addison's Diet implemented:
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high protein
high carb increase sodium if low |
