This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A patient who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia is likely to have which of the following ... (Read 23 times)

ap345

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 537
on: Jul 23, 2018
A patient who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia is likely to have which of the following pathophysiologic effects?
 
  A) Increased dopamine
  B) Increased serum potassium
  C) Decreased numbers of glutamate receptors
  D) Decreased interaction with GABA

Question 2

A patient has been administered an opioid. For which of the following effects should the patient be assessed?
 
  A) Oliguria
  B) Decreased level of consciousness
  C) Edema
  D) Tachycardia


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

mcinincha279

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 316
Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
The patient suffering from schizophrenia has increased dopamine activity in the brain. The amount of potassium would cause other physiological symptoms, but not affect schizophrenic symptoms. The patient with schizophrenia will have widespread glutamate receptors, not decreased glutamate receptors. In addition, the glutamatergic system interacts with the dopaminergic and gamma-aminobutyric acid systems and possibly other neurotransmission systems.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Opioids will produce decreased LOC. Oliguria is not a result of the administration of an opioid. Edema is not a result of the administration of an opioid. Tachycardia is not a result of the administration of an opioid.


ap345

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 537
Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thank you!


mcinincha279

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 316
Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Always glad to help...


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.

Did you know?

People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.

Did you know?

Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.

Did you know?

Nearly all drugs pass into human breast milk. How often a drug is taken influences the amount of drug that will pass into the milk. Medications taken 30 to 60 minutes before breastfeeding are likely to be at peak blood levels when the baby is nursing.

Did you know?

A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.

Nurses may collaborate with social workers, physicians, and other members of the health care team to Nurses may collaborate with social workers, physicians, and other members of the health care team to
Patient Teaching Patient Teaching
Teaching patient discharge instructions Teaching patient discharge instructions
Instructing a Patient on Breast Self-Examination Instructing a Patient on Breast Self-Examination
After multiple injections of a local anesthetic, the patient developed herpetic lesions. After multiple injections of a local anesthetic, the patient developed herpetic lesions.
System of a patient in shock System of a patient in shock
Video: Mendel's pea plant, Pisum sativum experimental

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library