For which patient is the nurse most likely to need to schedule a pre-ECT workup and teaching?
a. Patient A, who is newly diagnosed with dysthymic disorder
b. Patient B, who has melancholic depression that responded well to ECT 2 years ago
c. Patient C, who was unresponsive to a 6-week trial of SSRI antidepressant therapy
d. Patient D, who has depression associated with diagnosis of inoperable brain tu-mor
ANS: B
Indications for ECT include patients with major mood disorders; patients who have re-sponded to ECT in the past; patients who are unresponsive to antidepressants or unable to tolerate their side effects; and patients who are acutely suicidal or in danger of fluid and electrolyte imbalance related to inability to eat due to depression, severe mania, or severe catatonia. Patients with dysthymia are not candidates for ECT. The patient has not run out of medication options when prescribed only an SSRI. Patients with space-occupying lesions of the brain are not candidates for ECT.
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