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week5 nr547 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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- NR 547 / NR547
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- Chamberlain College Of Nursing
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week5 nr547 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions_____________________ medications are used for symptoms of
unipolar depression. Correct Answer Antidepressant
a mood disorder characterized by depressive symptoms that last
longer than two weeks. Correct Answer Depression
abnormalities in mood occurring across a spectrum from
depression to mania. Correct Answer Mood Disorders
Action: inhibits the reuptake of serotonin
Examples: citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine,
sertraline
Common Side Effects: nausea, agitation, headache, and sexual
dysfunction Correct Answer Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Action: inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine
Examples: desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, levomilnacipran,
venlafaxine
Common Side Effects: nausea, sweating, insomnia, tremors,
sexual dysfunction Correct Answer Serotonin Norepinephrine
Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)
Ameeta, a 42-year-old female, presents to the primary care
clinic with a three-month history of "feeling low and sad" with
poor energy, inability to concentrate, and irritability. She
indicates that the symptoms were initially present once per week
but have increased to 4-5 times per week. She reports making an
error last week at the grocery store where she works as a cashier
, and snapping at the customer when the error was brought to her
attention. She is concerned about her loss of interest in her usual
social activities and a 20-pound weight gain. She also reports
frequent headaches, difficulty getting out of bed in the morning,
feeling worthless, and low libido. She acknowledges that she
feels guilty daily as she has not visited her son in 6 months and
believes that she has "let him down". Thinking about it keeps
her "up at night". She has difficulty falling and staying asleep
every night. She denies suicidal idea Correct Answer
An imbalance of specific neurotransmitters, including dopamine,
serotonin, and norepinephrine, can influence brain activity and
result in depression. Correct Answer true
Based on the symptoms, is there a high suspicion of depression
for Ameeta? Correct Answer Yes, Ameeta has 5 of the 9
criteria for depression for at least two weeks with one symptom
being depressed mood or loss of interest. In her case, she has
both a depressed mood and a loss of interest.
Bipolar disorder should be ruled out as a cause of depression
before prescribing medication as certain antidepressant
medications can precipitate a manic episode or induce rapid-
cycling bipolar depression Correct Answer True
Bipolar II disorder requirements involves at least one
____________________ episode and at least one current or past
___________________ episode, but no full mixed or manic
episode. Correct Answer one major depressive episode
one current or past hypomanic episode
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