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Benzodiazepines
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Sedative-Hypnotic-Anxiolytics-Muscle relaxant
Addictive Anxiety, Seizures, insomnia, muscle relaxation Avoid breastfeeding, CNS sedatives, stimulants, taper down |
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Valium IV
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Incompatible with just about every IV solution. Dilute, stop IV, flush, give, flush.
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Psychosomatic
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Physical symptom caused by a psychological problem
Truly believe that they are sick |
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Conversion disorder
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One or more deficits or symptoms
Manifestations: blindness, deafness, paralysis, numbness, seizures, hallucinations, etc. La Belle Indifference - indifferent to physical symptoms |
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Somatization disorder
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4 pain symptoms
2 GI symptoms 1 sexual symptom 1 pseudoneurological symptom (hallucinations, blind, etc.) |
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NCLEX It's the 4th day of working with a difficult patient and you are worried about provider fatigue. What should you do?
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Discuss your feelings with your coworkers and then go take care of the patient
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Hypochondriasis
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Truly believe they are sick
Fears arise from actual S/S Duration at least 6 months |
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Munchausen’s Syndrome
[Also called Factitious Disorder] |
Intentionally produced symptoms
Physical or psychological To gain attention Fabricated, Mixture of real & fabricated, Embellish details or simply lie |
