Psychiatric QA

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by Ceftriaxone6411 - opened

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๐Ÿค–: Okay, based on the provided description, here are the answers to your questions:

  1. Use medical terms to describe the patient's psychiatric symptoms:

    • Agitation: Reflected in the increased activity in the dialysis room and unusual behaviors.
    • Aggression/Irritability: Manifested by verbal harassment of nurses, irritability, and persecutory delusions ("people are trying to poison me").
    • Non-compliance: Demonstrated by refusing to cooperate with care.
    • Persecutory Delusions: The patient's belief that others are trying to harm him.
    • Paranoia: The state of being extremely suspicious and distrustful of others.
    • Disorganized Behavior: As evidenced by the bizarre behaviors in the dialysis room.
    • Possible Psychosis: The combination of delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized behavior, partic...

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