Author Question: All except which of the following are considered clinical symptoms of anxiety? A) Palpitations ... (Read 74 times)

Melani1276 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

All except which of the following are considered clinical symptoms of anxiety?

A) Palpitations
B) Extreme restlessness
C) Motor excitement
D) Tearfulness and sadness

Question 2

In teaching a client who has been prescribed a benzodiazepine for panic disorder, the nurse must be certain to do what?

A) Educate the client that this medication has a high risk for withdrawal symptoms, and he should not discontinue without a doctor's supervision.
B) Educate the client that this medication will interact with certain food groups.
C) Instruct the client to come in every other week to get blood drawn and monitor for agranulocytosis.
D) Instruct the client that if he has palpitations, he should contact his physician immediately because of the risk for arrhythmias with this medication.

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

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
The clinical symptoms of anxiety are numerous. They are generally classified as physiologic, psychological or emotional, behavioral, and intellectual or cognitive responses to stress. The clinical symptoms may vary according to the level of anxiety exhibited by the client. Tearfulness and sadness are symptoms of depression, not of anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
The benzodiazepines have a high risk for withdrawal symptoms, and the client needs to be educated as to this fact. The benzodiazepines do not interact with certain food groups like MAOIs do. The client does not need to have blood drawn when being treated with benzodiazepines; this would be true if the client were on an atypical antipsychotic such as Clozaril. There is no risk for arrhythmias with the benzodiazepines.