Summary NURS 6550 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE

This document covers about 74 important topics discussed in detail and very easy to comprehend. Points have been outlined clearly and one can easily point out what he/she is looking for. The topics are; 1.Generalized anxiety disorder diagnosis criteria 2.Treatment of acute panic attacks 3.Inpatient treatment of depression 4.When is serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor indicated? 5.Venlafaxine dosing 6.Endogenous depression pathophysiology 7.Differences between panic attacks and panic disorder 8.Depressive disorder symptoms 9.Primary neurotransmitter in PTSD 10.PTSD diagnosis and treatment 11.Lithium side effects 12.Common adverse effects of atypical antipsychotics 13.Mental status changes related to UTI in elderly 14.Delirium in geriatric patients 15.Short Confusion Assessment Method (Short CAM) 16.Types of dementia 17.Aricept 18.Management of disinhibition in elderly 19.Physical findings when death is imminent 20.Limits of pain medication on dying patient 21.Theories about successful aging 22.Psychological abuse of elders 23.Trans-theoretical model of change 24.Death anxiety 25.Assessing driver safety in elderly 26.Geriatric Depression Screen (GDS) 27.EENT 28.Eye pain from medications 29.Cataracts 30.Chronic uveitis 31.Gonococcal conjunctivitis 32.Viral, allergic, bacterial conjunctivitis 33.Macular degeneration 34.Dacrocystitis 35.Open angle glaucoma 36.Metal FB in the eye 37.Penetrating eye injury 38.Corneal abrasions 39.Orbital cellulitis and fractures 40.Sensorineural hearing loss 41.Conductive hearing loss 42.Age-related hearing loss 43.Transient hearing loss 44.Acute otitis media 45.Vertigo (acute or central) 46.Epistaxis 47.Bacterial sinusitis 48.Tonsillitis 49.Epiglottitis 50.Slit lamps, Snellen chart, Amsler grid, Wood’s lamp 51.Beta adrenergic antagonists 52.Cholinergic mimetic 53.Prostaglandin analogs 54.Osmotic diuretics 55.Cardiovascular disorders 56.Contraindications to thrombolytic therapy 57.MONA 58.Duke criteria for infective endocarditis 59.Endocarditis treatment 60.Pericarditis s/sx and treatment: inflammation of the pericardial sac 61.Initial treatment of acute pericarditis in adults 62.Treatment and findings for acute anterior wall MI 63.Medications for CHF 64.Diastolic failure 65.Thoracic aneurysm 66.Medications for acute descending aortic aneurysm: 67.Treatment plans for PAD 68.Risk factors for DVT 69.PE risk factors 70.Hypertensive urgency vs crisis 71.Chronic venous insufficiency treatment 72.Cardiac rehab 73.Stroke treatment guidelines 74.Coumadin guidelines75.How to read EKGs