NU675-7D-LA Unit 12 Assignment – Managing Side Effects Across the Lifespan
NU675-7D-LA Unit 12 Assignment – Managing Side Effects Across the Lifespan
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Write a generalized paper concerning common side effects and how
to manage these for the psychiatric mental health patient.
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Why is it important to include side effects in informed consent?
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The paper should be 3-4 pages double spaced then an additional
1-2 pages addressing the following mini-cases.
For the following 5 mini-cases, answer the following questions:
1. What is
the potential side effect of the medication that will be started?
2. Is this
medication appropriate (right med, right dose, right time, right route) for
this patient?
3. What
would be another medication(s) you could possibly start and the side effects of
that medication(s)?
Patient 1:
67-year-old female who presents with MDD and GAD. She has been treated with
Cymbalta in the past however finds it not working very well and having sadness,
insomnia, ruminations, and a sense of impending doom again. She is to be
started on Pristiq 50mg.
Patient 2:
9-year-old male who presents with ADHD and panic disorder. He is to be started
on Adderall XR 20mg at noon.
Patient 3:
40-year-old male who presents with Bipolar 1 Disorder and in a manic state
after stopping his Abilify for the 3rd time
in 8 months. It had been discussed previously to start Abilify Maintena 400mg
IM q 4 weeks and will be started today. He has not had PO Abilify for 1 week.
Patient 4: 93-year-old
female who presents with the recent loss (6 months ago) of her husband of 58
years. She notes trouble sleeping, not being hungry, and sad. She has no
previous psychiatric history and is to be started on paroxetine 30mg daily and
quetiapine 200mg hs for her recent insomnia.
Patient 5:
52-year-old female who presents with MDD. She reports recently going through
menopause and having a lot of trouble with irritability and hot flashes. Her
current medication is not working like it was before and she will be started on
clonazepam 0.5mg bid.
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