neurotransmitter that plays a role in suicide Answer low serotonin
priority goal for suicidal pt Answer pt will not harm self by end of shift
suicide fact Answer manifestation of hopelessness and helplessness
labile Answer mood swings
speak in a manner that rapidly skips from one topic to another - flight of ideas
Answer tangential - irrelevant topics fails to reach main point
the therapeutic effect of a medication reduced as time passes - Answer tolerance
diminished drug effect related to a change in the drug's receptor - Answer
desensitization
reduced number of WBC's, neutrophils - Neutropenia
-less than 1000 neutrophils per mm3
Chills
Rare
relationship between a drug maximum tolerated dose and its minimum effective dose -
therapeutic index
maximum effect of a drug - Answer efficacy
dangerously low WBC - Agranulocytosis
Side effect of medication Clozapine
Sudden fever
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