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tth · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

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 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

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.