What physical changes will the nurse likely observe when ...

[tth]

What physical changes will the nurse likely observe when assessing a patient during an acute panic attack? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Sweating
  2. Trembling
  3. Vomiting
  4. Impaired cognition
  5. Breathing difficulty

Question 2

A patient tells the nurse, Everything makes me anxious now. The nurse suspects the patient is suffering from which condition?
 
  1. Phobia
  2. Chronic anxiety
  3. Dissociative identity disorder
  4. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

[Pariscourtney]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5
Explanation: Sweating (diaphoresis), breathing difficulties, trembling, and vomiting are physical changes which may occur during a panic attack. Impaired cognition may or may not occur during a panic attack. Impaired cognition is not an acute physical change; it is a cognitive change.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2
Explanation: Usually, patients with chronic anxiety have anxiety that is more general and long-lasting, and which has become part of their personality over time. Patients with phobias, dissociative identity disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders have anxiety related to a stimulus.

[tth]

Excellent

[Dominic]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it