A Client Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder,who Has Taken Lithium Carbonate

question 23

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with bipolar disorder,who has taken lithium carbonate (Lithane) for 1 year,presents in an emergency department with severe diarrhea,blurred vision,and tinnitus.How should the nurse interpret these symptoms?

• A) Symptoms indicate consumption of foods high in tyramine.
• B) Symptoms indicate lithium carbonate discontinuation syndrome.
• C) Symptoms indicate the development of lithium carbonate tolerance.
• D) Symptoms indicate lithium carbonate toxicity.

Understand and apply different methods for establishing probabilities (method of equal alternatives, method of frequency, intuitive judgment, counting method).

Distinguish between situations where each outcome has a different probability and those where they do not.

Recognize that different methods can yield different probabilities for the same event.

Identify scenarios appropriate for the method of equal alternatives.

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Definitions:

Circumduction

A movement that combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction in such a way that the distal end of the body part moves in a circle.

Rotation

The act of rotating around an axis or center, often referred to in physics and mechanics, or the movement around a joint in anatomy.

Elevation

An increase in height or the angle of something; also used to describe a geographical area's height above sea level.

Hip And Knee Joints

Hip and knee joints are pivotal components of the human skeletal system, facilitating movement and bearing the body's weight, with the hip acting as a ball-and-socket joint and the knee being a hinge joint.