A patient presents with a moderate alcohol use disorder and…
A patient presents with a moderate alcohol use disorder and reports a 20-year history of alcohol use. Over the past 2 years, the patient’s alcohol intake has increased to 5-6 vodka drinks per day. The patient reports depressive symptoms for the past 6 months with symptoms of low mood, anhedonia, poor sleep, decreased appetite with weight loss, and passive thoughts of not wanting to be alive on some days after fighting with their partner. What is the working diagnosis for this patient?
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A 30-year-old patient presents for treatment of opioid use disorder and methamphetamine disorder. Baseline labs return showing that the patient is positive for hepatitis C. What preventative recommendations for immunization will be prioritized by the PMHNP?
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A 58-year-old male presents with severe alcohol use disorder with 14 days of abstinence. During his initial inpatient stabilization for alcohol withdrawal, he was diagnosed with liver impairment. He reports significant struggle with cravings to use to his PMHNP. Which medication does the PMHNP consider that increases GABA, is FDA approved to treat alcohol use disorder, is not metabolized by the liver, and has been shown to assist with less quantity and frequency of drinking as well as reduce risk of heavy drinking?
Read DetailsCMOS (Bonus Question) Use the CMOS inverter voltage transfer…
CMOS (Bonus Question) Use the CMOS inverter voltage transfer curve given below. Answer the next 2 questions that follow (questions 7. a)~b) or questions 25~26). Make sure to show your work and answers on work paper for any partial credit, including the answer with units, and put a box around the final answers.
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