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NUR 351 Test 1 PsychWhat does a Mental Status Evaluation (MSE) screen for? - Answer-a patient's CURRENT cognitive
processes
what are the components of a MSE? - Answer-general observation
sensorium
affect/mood
thought processes
insight and judgment
what is included in the general observation of a MSE? - Answer-overall appearance
grooming
dress
motor behavior
physical condition
rapport/reaction
what is included in the sensorium part of a MSE? - Answer-memory- immediate, recent, and remote
orientation- person, place, time (month, day of month, year, day of week, time of day, season of year)
,intellectual function
concentration
abstraction
calculation
affect - Answer-Appearance of observable emotions
mood - Answer-how the patient states they are feeling
this is subjective
thought process component of MSE - Answer-hallucinations
illusions
delusions
suicidality
homicidality
thought form
insight and judgment component of MSE - Answer-ability to make logical and rational decisions
Benzodiazepines - Answer-anti-anxiety medication
potential for dependence (used in short periods)
Side effects of benzodiazepines - Answer--ataxia
-decreased cognitive function/drowsiness
-paradoxical reactions including anxiety, insomnia
, -CNS depression when used with other depressants
-tachycardia
-hypotension
-respiratory depression
pregnancy risk of benzodiazapines - Answer-category D
risk for fetal malformations
can pass into breast milk
Disulfiram - Answer-used for maintenance, relapse prevention, and aversion therapy for treatment of
an alcohol use disorder
Diazepam - Answer-Benzodiazepine
Alprazolam - Answer-Benzodiazepine
Lorazepam - Answer-Benzodiazepine
Buspirone - Answer-non-benzo
does not cause physical or psychological dependence
antidepressants - Answer-MAOIs
TCAs
SSRIs
SNRIs
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