Author Question: When a patient with paranoid schizophrenia has a recurrence of positive symptoms after stopping his ... (Read 48 times)

tsand2 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When a patient with paranoid schizophrenia has a recurrence of positive symptoms after stopping his antipsychotic medication because of its postural hypotension (orthostasis) side effect, he is readmitted to the mental health unit.

What measure should the nurse suggest to help the patient address this side effect? a. Ask the doctor to prescribe an anticholinergic drug like trihexyphenidyl (Artane).
b. Chew sugarless gum or use sugarless hard candy to moisten your mouth.
c. Increase the amount of sleep you get, and try to take frequent rest breaks.
d. Wear elastic support hose, drink adequate fluids, and change position slowly.

Question 2

Signs, symptoms, and behaviors in children that vary widely, but have a core disturbance in contact with reality and retreat into the child's own world are called

1. autism.
2. schizophrenia.
3. conduct disorder.
4. ADD.

bbburns21 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Orthostasis involves an impaired ability to adjust one's blood pressure momentarily upward to compensate for changes in position; it produces dizziness or fainting when moving from a lying or seated position to a standing position. Arising slowly reduces dizziness. Maintaining adequate hydration and preventing blood pooling in lower extremities can also reduce the degree of orthostasis experienced. The use of support hose may also be helpful to prevent pooling of blood in the lower extremities. Postural hypotension is not an extrapyramidal side effect and will not be helped by anticholinergic medication. Dry mouth would be helped by foods that stimulate salivation, but this would not help hypotension.

Answer to Question 2

2
Schizophrenia is a condition associated with disturbing thought patterns and a distorted real-ity.