NURS 6550 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY
GUIDE.
, NURS 6550 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
Areas Covered
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
GUIDE.
, NURS 6550 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE.
Areas Covered
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
