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Beheh

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse should recognize that a decrease in norepinephrine levels would play a significant role in which mental illness?
 
  1. Bipolar disorder: mania2. Schizophrenia spectrum disorder3. Generalized anxiety disorder4. Major depressive episode

Question 2

A client is admitted to an emergency department experiencing memory deficits and decreased motor function. What alteration in brain chemistry should a nurse correlate with the production of these symptoms?
 
  1. Abnormal levels of serotonin2. Decreased levels of dopamine3. Increased levels of norepinephrine
  4. Decreased levels of acetylcholine


Kingjoffery

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse should recognize that a decrease in norepinephrine level would play a significant role in the development of major depressive disorder. The functions of norepinephrine include the regulation of mood, cognition, perception, locomotion, cardiovascular functioning, and sleep and arousal.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The nurse should correlate memory deficits and decreased motor function with decreased levels of acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is a major effector chemical of the autonomic nervous system. Functions of acetylcholine include sleep regulation, pain perception, the modulation and coordination of movement, and memory.


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