Week 5 Nr 546 |101 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Terry, 76, has lost several pounds in the past few months. She has little appetite. {Ans: Mirtazapine may be used to increase appetite/weight gain in older clients.}Bipolar Type I: Diagnosis {Ans: requires at least one episode of mania for at least one week (or any duration if hospitalization due to symptoms is required). Mania is characterized by a persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood.}Initiating Treatment in depression {Ans: Increase dose gradually Switch to a different drug within the same class Switch to drug in a different class Add a second medication}symptoms in dysfunction: prefrontal cortex (PFC) {Ans: Concentration, ​Mental fatigue, Mood}Children consideration with antidepressant {Ans: Antidepressants increase risk of death by suicide in children and adults younger than 25.}lamotrigine (Lamictal), MOA {Ans: affects sodium channel ion transport and enhances the activity of y-aminobutyric acid (GABA)}citalopram (Celexa) {Ans: mild antihistamine effects}Christina is a 34-year-old who presents to the office with complaints of loss of energy, anxiety, and excessive sleeping. She has no past medical history. She is diagnosed with depression. She is concerned about starting on antidepressants because she has heard they cause weight gain, and she isn't great at remembering to take pills