True or False: Cardiovascular agents are linked to depression.
True
True or False: The continuation of treatment for depression is to prevent recurrences.
False: it is to prevent relapse into distressing emotional states.
True or False: When pts take lithium and ingests large amount of salt, lithium levels usually spike because rapid kidney excretion of lithium.
False: lithium levels drop
True or False: Polydipsia is a side effect of lithium.
True: excessive thirst
True or False: A side effect of lithium is weight loss.
False: weight gain is.
True or False: Grief is the behavioral state of thoughts, feelings, & activities that follow a loss.
False: that is bereavement
Write the 5 stages of grief on the board
Denial, anger, acceptance depression, & bargaining
True or False: Depression is a normal part of aging.
False
True or False: Sudden depression is usually linked to a physical cause.
True
True or False: Bipolar disorder is the exaggerated sense of cheerfulness.
False: hypomania is not bipolar.
True or False: Many antidepressants take 4-6 weeks to note improvement.
False: Many take 2-4 weeks.
True or False: 1.7 mEq/L is a therapeutic blood level of lithium.
False: 0.6-1.2 is therapeutic
True or False: The gastrointestinal tract experiences most of the stress response.
True: such as indigestion, vomiting, constipation & diarrhea.
