Jessica Shared "426 Week 8 - Homeostasis" - 6 Picmonics
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426 Week 8 - Homeostasis
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- Cause/Mechanism
- Narrowed or Obstructed Air Passage
- Assessment
- Apnea
- Loud Snoring
- Startle Response
- Daytime Drowsiness
- Interventions
- Positional Therapy
- Oral Appliance
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Surgery
- Considerations
- Weight Loss
3 mins
Zolpidem (Ambien)
- Mechanism
- Hypnotic
- Indications
- Insomnia
- Side Effects
- Daytime Drowsiness
- Bizarre Sleep Behaviors
- Sleep Driving
- Angioedema
- Considerations
- Short Term Administration
- Take Immediately Before Bedtime
1 min
Diazepam (Valium)
- Indications
- Anxiety
- Seizures and Status Epilepticus
- Muscle Spasms
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Side Effect/Assessment
- Dizziness/Vision Changes
- Confusion/Amnesia
- Urinary Incontinence
- Behavioral Changes
- Respiratory Depression
- Antidote
- Flumazenil (Romazicon)
- Nursing Considerations
- Fall Precaution
- Do Not Stop Abruptly
2 mins
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
- Mechanism of Action
- Inhibits Reuptake of Norepinephrine and Serotonin
- Indications
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Fibromyalgia
- Side Effects
- Sedation
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Anticholinergic Effects
- Cardiac Toxicity
- Considerations
- Delayed Effect
- Do Not Stop Abruptly
2 mins
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) Indications
- Indications
- Major Depression
- Bedwetting
- Fibromyalgia
- OCD
- Drugs
- -Iptyline or -Ipramine Suffix
- Amitriptyline
- Desipramine
- Clomipramine
- Imipramine
- Nortriptyline
2 mins
Trazodone
- Indications
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Mechanism of Action
- Inhibit Serotonin Reuptake
- Alpha-1 Blocker
- Histamine (H1) Blocker
- Side Effects
- Sedation
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Dry Mouth
- Priapism
- Arrhythmias
2 mins
