- Bradycardia
- Tachycardia
- QT prolongation and arrhythmias
- Hypertension
Category: Clinical Practicum
- Push them gently from behind
- Walk slightly ahead of them, offering your arm, and describe obstacles
- Shout directions from a distance
- Let them navigate on their own to promote independence
- Specific Phobia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Pupils are dilated and fixed
- Pupils are constricted and non-reactive
- Pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
- Pupils are unequal and non-reactive
- Ask them to stand up
- Restrain them tightly to prevent injury
- Guide them to a safe position (e.g., lying down on their side) and protect their head
- Insert a tongue blade into their mouth
- Assume they are just seeking attention
- Explore for suicidal ideation, plan, and intent
- Encourage them to think positively
- Refer them to a spiritual advisor
- Offer a glass of water
- Place them in a supine position
- Position them in high-Fowler's and prepare for oxygen administration
- Encourage shallow breathing
- Tell them their anger is irrational
- Listen actively and validate their feelings, even if you don't agree with their specific complaints
- Defend the healthcare system vigorously
- Change the topic to a more positive subject
- Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time
- Right doctor, right nurse, right room, right time, right mood
- Right diagnosis, right symptom, right attitude, right family, right outcome
- Right color, right smell, right taste, right temperature, right consistency
- Weight loss and hyperglycemia
- Weight gain, hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia
- Hypoglycemia and hyperlipidemia
- Hair loss and anemia
- "It will be gone in a week if you try hard enough."
- "Anxiety never truly goes away."
- "Managing anxiety is a process, and progress varies, but consistent practice of coping skills is key."
- "Medication will eliminate it completely."
- Administer aspirin (if no contraindications) and oxygen, and prepare for ECG
- Provide a warm blanket
- Offer a large meal
- Encourage light exercise
- Check for a pulse and breathing
- Call the patient's family
- Move the patient to a bed
- Obtain a detailed medical history
- Don sterile gloves
- Clean the patient's wound
- Perform hand hygiene
- Place the patient in a comfortable position
- Constipation
- Respiratory depression
- Hypertension
- Insomnia
- Bipolar I Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- It causes hypoglycemia when taken alone
- It should be taken only when blood sugar is high
- It can cause gastrointestinal side effects and should be taken with food
- It is an insulin replacement
