NURSl 222/l NURS222l Quizl 3l –l Mentall Healthl |l WCUl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel Al
Q:l anticonculsantl moodl stabilizers
Answer:
-Valproatel (Depakote,l Valproicl Acid)l -Carbamazepinel (Tegretol) -Lamotriginel (Lamictal) -Oxcarbazepinel (Trileptal) -Topiramatel (Topamax)
Q:l Valproicl Acid
Answer:
rapidl cycling,l substancel abuse,l aggression,l intermittentl explosivel disorderl -entericl coatedl
-givel withl quetiapinel (Seroquel) l -bipolarl 1 l -hallucinationsl l -flightl ofl ideasl l -notl sleepingl welll
-valproicl acidsl syrupl l -patientl havel difficultyl swallowingl wholel tabletsl
-VPA>80l forl depressionl -VPA<80l mania/hypomania l 12-15l hrsl bloodl drawnl afterl thel lastl dosel 1 / 4
-CMP:l glucose,l electrolytes,l kidney/liverl function/l fluidl balancel
-Liverl Function:l
ALT:l 7-58
AST:l 10-40
LDH:l 140-280
Q:l Carbamazepinel (Tegretol)
Answer:
patients:l withl rapidl cycling,l severelyl paranoidl patients,l andl angryl manicl patientsl
THERAPEUTICl RANGE:l (4-12l ml)l
-anticonvulsant,l bipolarl disorder,l trigeminall neuralgia
SIDEl EFFECTS:l sedation,l dizziness,l anticholinergic,l rash,l lessl weightl gain,l hepaticl dysfunction,l leukopenial (rare),l WBCl suppression/platelets
-decreasel effectivenessl ofl orall contraceptivesl andl warfarinl -grapefruitl mayl inhibitl metabolism
Q:l Lamotriginel (Lamictal)
Answer:
Sidel effects:l dizziness,l headache,l sedation,l rash,l stevenl johnsonl syndrome(rashl onl body)l l -myl backl sndl chestl isl redl sndl itchingl l -dizzinessl l -skinl blistersl
earlyl symptoms:l feverl sndl flul likel symptomsl
-nol labl monitoringl -organl failurel thenl death
Q:l Oxycarbezepinel (TRILEPTAL) 2 / 4
Answer:
Dosage:
-150,300,l 600l mgl -300l mg/5l mll
takenl withl orl withoutl foodl
S/E:l nausea,l vomiting,l dizziness,l drowsiness,l doublel vision,l andl troublel withl walkingl
Seriousl S/E:l anaphylaxis,l liverl problems,l pancreatitis,l suicide,l abnormall heartbeat,l hyponatremial lifel threateningl seizures
-crossl hypersensitivityl tol Carbamazepinel -pregnancyl categoryl C
Q:l Depressionl Etiology
Answer:
-1/3l geneticl andl 2/3l environmental
-neurotransmitters:l dopamine,l serotonin,l nonrepinephrinel
-biochemicall -stressfull eventsl -alternationsl inl hormonall regulationl -inflammatoryl processl
-Diathesis-Stressl modell
DIATHESIS:l Geneticl predisposition,l biologicall personalityl structurel
STRESS:l Lifel eventsl impactl vulnerability
Q:l Psychologicall Factorsl ofl Depression
Answer:
Cognitivel Theory:l
-mayl acquirel depressionl duel tol earlyl stressfull experiences.-Usedl byl advancel practicel nursel whenl dealingl withl thoughtsl ofl depressivel patientsl
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Learningl Theory:
-Learnedl helplessnessl l -suffersl froml al sensel ofl powerlessnessl l -Arisingl froml al traumaticl eventl orl persistentl failurel tol succeed
Q:l Signsl andl Symptomsl ofl Depression
Answer:
-SIGECAPS
-sleepl disturbances:l hypersomnia,l insomnia
-interestl loss:l anhedonial
-guiltyl feelingsl -energyl changes-l lowl energy,l anergial -concentrationl difficultiesl -appetitel changes-l overeating,l notl eatingl -psychomotorl changes-l walkingl slowly...l -suicidalityl
ALLl TYPESl OFl DEPRESSION:
-sharel symptomsl -impactl al person'sl abilityl tol functionl
-Anergial -sadnessl -irritabilityl -emptinessl -hopelessnessl -somaticl (body)l concernsl -impairmentl ofl thinkingl -lossl ofl appetitel orl weightl lossl l -reportl lossl ofl significantl weight,l notl tryingl tol dol so
Q:l Atypicall Symptomsl ofl Depression
Answer:
-Depression:l liftsl inl responsel tol goodl newsl orl positivel eventsl
-Increasedl appetitel orl weightl gainl
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