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1
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what is a behavioral emergency

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a situation in which a patient’s presenting problem is some disorder of mood, thought, or behavior that interferes with his or her activities of daily living.

2
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what is a psychiatric emergency

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when the abnormal behavior threatens an individual’s health and safety or the health and safety of another.

3
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4 causes of behavioral/psychological emergencies

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  • biological
  • psychopathy
  • psychosocial
  • sociocultural
4
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biological emergency

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result of a disease process, substance abuse,or psychiatric condition

5
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psycopathy emergency

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disorder types include anxiety, mood, personality, somatoform, disassociate, eating, impulse control, schizophrenia, psychotic, holistic, and violence

6
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psychosocial emergency

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results from an abnormal reaction to a stressful/traumatic event or abnormal development influences

7
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sociocultural emergency

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result from the patient’s actions and interactions within society, or may result from events that causes a profound psychological change

8
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disorders of consciousness

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  • delirium
  • stupors
  • distractability
  • confusion
9
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disorders of motor activity

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  • motor activity may be increased, decreased or bizarre
  • restless
  • agitated
  • stereotyped activity
  • compulsions
10
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disorders of speech

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  • speech maybe abnormally fast or slow
  • abnormal word usage
  • pressure of speech
  • neologisms
  • echolalia
  • mutism
11
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disorders of thinking

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  • flight of ideas
  • retardation of thought
  • circumstancial thinking
  • preservation
  • delusions of persecution
  • delusions of grandeur
  • thoughts of broadcasting
  • thought control
  • obsessions
  • phobias
12
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disorders of memory

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  • amnesia
  • memory disorders may affect the mind’s ability to: registration, retention, recall, and recognition
  • confabulation
13
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disorders of orientation

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disorientation

14
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disorders of perception

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  • illusion

- hallucination

15
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disorders of intelligence

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intellectual ability

16
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AIDS

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

17
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amt

A

amount

18
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Ax

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axillary, allergies

19
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ABP

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arterial blood pressure

20
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AC

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acromioclavicular

21
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AOD

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adult onset diabetes

22
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ACL

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anterior cruciate ligament

23
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BED

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binge eating disorder

24
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BMR

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basal metabolic rate

25
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ADE

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adverse drug event

26
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BMT

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bone marrow transplant

27
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BSE

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breast self-examination

28
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AED

A

automated external defibrillation

29
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A fib

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atrial fibrillation

30
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DM

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diabetes mellitus