Psychosocial/Psych Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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Psychosocial/Psych
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Psychosocial/Psych
A 76 year-old depressed patient is started on an SSRI. When should another
antidepressant be tried if there is no response?
8-12 weeks
Most learned authorities agree that if there is no response by 8-12
weeks at a maximal therapeutic dose, a different antidepressant
should be tried. The...
✓ Diphenhydramine should be avoided in older adults. Diphenhydramine
exhibits potent anti-cholinergic effects in patients who take this, but
especially in older adults. Urinary retention is common (not
incontinence) in older men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, but
retention occurs in women too. Diphenhydramine is contraindicated in
patients with glaucoma. The most serious side effect is cognitive
impairment, like daytime sleepiness. Visual disturbances can occur as
well as annoying side effects like dry mouth and constipation.
A 69 year-old female patient reports feelings of anhedonia for the last month.
What should be part of the nurse practitioner's assessment?
✓ Depression
✓
✓ Anhedonia is the loss of pleasure or interest in things that have always
brought pleasure or interest. If this is the case, this patient should be
screened for depression. Anhedonia is a red flag for depression.
A 70 year-old male patient has an elevated MCV with an anemia. His
triglycerides are 420. What should be suspected?
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