NUR 300 Final 1
- Review of Systems
Answer General survey Skin Hair HEENT Respiratory Cardiovascular Peripheral vascular GI GU Musculoskeletal Neurological Hematological Endocrine
- Mental Status
Answer Appearance Behavior Thought process Cognitive function
- Anxiety disorders
Answer Panic attacks Phobias
GAD PTSD
Social anxiety OCD
- Delirium
Answer sudden onset
Caused by
Hypoglycemia, fever, dehydration, hypotension, infection, head injury, drug reaction, pain Causes 1 / 3
impaired memory, attention span LOC
altered
Activity
increased or reduced, restless, may worsen in evening Emotional
swinging, fearful, anxious, aggressive, suspicious Speech
rapid, inappropriate
Prognosis
reversible
- Dementia
Answer Gradual onset
Caused by
Alzheimer's, vascular disease, HIV, neuro, alcoholism, head trauma Causes
impaired memory, judgement, attention span, abstract thinking
LOC
not altered 2 / 3
Activity can be normal or behavior may worsen through day Emotion flat, agitated
Speech incoherent, slow, inappropriate, rambling, repetitious
Prognosis nonreversible
- Confabulation
Answer fabricated events to fill memory gaps
- Neologism
Answer Made up words
- Circumstantiality
Answer Excessive or unnecessary details
- Loosening associations
Answer switches topic to unrelated topic
- Flight of ideas
- / 3