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bipolar disorder - //correct answer//mood disorder in one experiences both manic and depressed episodes Bipolar full manic episode - //correct answer//Grandiose plans Complex projects Poor judgement Decreased need for sleep Flight of thoughts Fast erratic speech Bipolar treatment - //correct answer//Routine regular medications Healthy sleep patterns Exercise Avoid alcohol Bipolar Medications - //correct answer//Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine rheumatic fever - //correct answer//Autoimmune response to Strep A in upper respiratory tract Rheumatic fever causes - //correct answer//Over crowding Socioeconomic deprivation Increased incidences of Strep throat Decreased access to health care Antibiotics for Rheumatic fever - //correct answer//Benzathine injection Q 28 days, for 10 years Rheumatic fever symptoms - //correct answer//Fever Red hot joints Painful tender large joints Sydenham chorea ( jerky movements) Chest pain Tuberculosis test - //correct answer//Mantoux test TB test reading - //correct answer//read in 48-72 hours
TB test measures - //correct answer//An induration of 10mm or more 5mm for HIV PE signs and symptoms - //correct answer//dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, tachypnea, tachycardia, anxiety, dizziness PE treatment - //correct answer//anticoagulants Primary cause of stroke - //correct answer//hypertension BEFAST (stroke) - //correct answer//Balance Eyes Face Arms Speech Time Schizophrenia (negative symptoms) - //correct answer//avolition, alogia, anhedonia, asociality, affective flattening, anergia Schizophrenia (positive symptoms) - //correct answer//delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior Lithium therapeutic range - //correct answer//0.6-1. Lithium toxicity symptoms - //correct answer//Sever nausea & vomiting Sever hand tremors Blurred vision Confusion Diarrhoea Respiradone - //correct answer//atypical antipsychotic to treat schizophrenia acute manic episode of bipolar and some short term behaviour problems with dementia Respiradone side effects - //correct answer//Parkinsonism, Akathisia, dystonia Neurleptic Malignant Syndrome - //correct answer//Respiradone injections- high fever, sweating, lead pipe muscle rigidity, confusion 0 - 3m milestones - //correct answer//Smiles Holds head up Cries at loud noises Enjoys looking at faces 4 - 6m milestones - //correct answer//Rolles over Reaches and grasps
National medication chart - //correct answer//To reduce medication errors and improve patient safety through standardisation Otitis media symptoms - //correct answer//Fever, irritability, lethargy, poor appetite, loss of balance, tugging at ears Otitis media physical exam findings - //correct answer//Erythema, effusion, dullness or cloudiness , or bulging of the TM Causes of CVD include - //correct answer//Hypertension Hyperlipademia Diabetes Smoking Obesity Ethnicity signs and symptoms of GAS ( group A streptococcus) - //correct answer//Sore red throat with possible pus around tonsils Fever Difficulty swallowing Headache Malaise Gastrointestinal symptoms Enlarged lymph nodes Symptoms of pressure sores - //correct answer//Non blanching redness in light skin Non Blanching blue/ purple in darker skin tones Swelling pain or tenderness Skin that feels cool or warmer to touch glandular fever - //correct answer//a contagious disease caused by epstein Barr virus. Spread via saliva often starting with a sore throat, fever & tiredness. also referred to as the kissing disease Ketamine can cause - //correct answer//hallucinations Clozapine risk for - //correct answer//Agranulocytosis Measles infectious period - //correct answer//5 days before and5 days after rash appears CN 1 - //correct answer//Olfactory - smell CN 2 - //correct answer//Optic - vision
CN 3 - //correct answer//Oculomotor eyelids pupillary muscles CN 4 - //correct answer//trochlear, extraocular movements CN 5 - //correct answer//Trigeminal, mastication CN 6 - //correct answer//Abducens eyeball movement CN 7 - //correct answer//facial expressions CN 8 - //correct answer//Vestibulocochlear hearing and balance CN 9 - //correct answer//Glossopharyngeal swallowing taste CN 10 - //correct answer//Vagus - gut heart and larynx CN 11 - //correct answer//accessory head rotation CN 12 - //correct answer//Hypoglossal tongue Trust vs. Mistrust - //correct answer//infancy Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt - //correct answer//toddler Initiative vs. Guilt - //correct answer//Pre-schooler Industry vs. Inferiority - //correct answer//school age identity vs. role confusion - //correct answer//adolescence Intimacy vs. Isolation - //correct answer//young adult 19- 40 Generativity vs. Stagnation - //correct answer//middle adulthood 40- 65 Ego Integrity vs. Despair - //correct answer//late adulthood 65+ DEXA scan (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) - //correct answer//measures bone density (osteoporosis) Fibromyalgia - //correct answer//chronic condition with widespread aching and pain in the muscles and fibrous soft tissue Fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria - //correct answer//chronic pain for more than 3 months at least 11 of 18 mapped tender points tender points are widely distribulted - some from each quadrant persistant fatigue