1 / 12 Nsg 552 Wilkes University EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH verified SOLUTIONS 1. Acute anxiety -correct answer - First line for acute panic may be short term benzo use. short acting benzos cause rebound anxiety and are the most abused 2. Benzodiazepines -correct answer - Withdrawal can be dangerous, even deadly. Stopping abruptly is not advised. Symptoms of agitation, tension, irritability, and sz. may occur 3. anxiety disorders -correct answer - psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persis - tent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety 4. anxiety disorders treatment -correct answer - -non-activating antidepressants area good place to start. for this disorder 5. first line treatment anxiety disorders -correct answer - SSRI - Fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil) TCAs often effective but with riskier SE 6. may interfere with psychotherapy in TX of AD-correct answer - Benzodiazepines - short acting Alprazolam are most abusable 7. Rapid onset BZD -correct answer - used for acute panic disorder 8. BZD with long half- life (20-80 hours) -correct answer - Diazepam (avoid in elderly) 2 / 12 9. BEERS criteria -correct answer - A list of medications that are generally considered inappropriate when given to elderly people 10. BEERS criteria -correct answer - Identifies High Risk Meds to Generate Wide List of Meds That Should be Avoided The "Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults", commonly called the Beers List, are guidelines for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults. 11. concomitant with pharmacological tx in AD -correct answer - Psychotherapy 12. First line for specific phobias like clowns, blood, animals -correct answer - Psychotherapy medications not all that helpful for specific phobias 13. OCD treatment -correct answer - SSRI and CBT 14. BZD in treatment of OCD -correct answer - Xanax, Valium, Klonipin 15. Trauma and Dissociative Disorders -correct answer - Consider and treat and comorbid disor - ders as well 16. Trauma and Dissociative Disorders first line pharmocology -
correct answer - Antidepres - sants Psychotherapy are treatment of choice 17. Dissociative disorders -correct answer - the degree of insight the patient has is crucial to the outcome of psychotherapy
correct answer - Antidepres - sants Psychotherapy are treatment of choice 17. Dissociative disorders -correct answer - the degree of insight the patient has is crucial to the outcome of psychotherapy
