perimenopausal patient
The post has two asighnments
1: DEPRESSION
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Patti is a 56-year-old perimenopausal patient with a history of depression. Her depressed mood seems to be respond
ing to her current treatment with the selective
seroton
in reuptake
inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxet
ine (40 mg/day); however, she is troubled by hot flashes and night sweats, and she reports some residual depressed mood.
Which treatment strategy is likely to optimize this patient's chance for remission? (3 po
ints)
How does the recommendation that you just made work? (2 po
ints)
What is the likelihood of achiev
ing remission after the second antidepressant? (2 po
ints)
John is 68 year old who recently suffered a heart attack. He is
in cardiac rehab and has become very depressed.
What medication will you consider and why? Is there any antidepressant to avoid? (4 po
ints)
You have started John on an antidepressant, and now he is hav
ing sexual side effects.
What would you recommend?
Ray, a 35-year-old male, has only partially responded to his second monotherapy with a first l
ine antidepressant at its maximum dose.
What has the best evidence of efficacy for augment
ing an antidepressant
in patients with an
inadequate response? (4 po
ints)
Donna is a 30-year-old woman who comes to you after be
ing treated with Effexor 75 mg for depression by her PCP for the last 12 months. She reported that her depressive
symptoms have subsided, but she is very anxious.
What would you do? Expla
in. (2 po
ints)
Jessica just had a baby and cannot remember the name of her antidepressant medication that she was on throughout her pregnancy? She reported that her baby had some
tremors and seemed sluggish, and a little out of it when the baby was
in the nursery. They placed the baby
in the NICU for some rapid breath
ing and respiratory
distress.
What was wrong? (2 po
ints)
Jessica wants to stay on her antidepressant and cont
inue to breastfeed. What do you th
ink about this? Expla
in. (4 po
ints)
2: Nursing
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MODULE 3
8. What are the best practices for monitor
ing and manag
ing conventional and atypical antipsychotics?
MODULE 5
7. How are benzodiazep
ines used as mood stabilizers?
MODULE 6
6. What is the relationship between GABA and benzodiazep
ines? How do benzodiazep
ines work as anxiolytics?
MODULE 7
13. What is the first-l
ine psychotherapy for PTSD?
13. What is 2nd-l
ine psychotherapy treatment for PTSD?