10.08.06
Dealing with borderline personality disorder
Original article: May Su :: Printer friendly
There is the hypothesis that borderline personality disorder may not be a true personality disorders but rather a form of post traumatic stress disorder. Regardless, a person with borderline personality disorder will present with particular characteristic traits which can be difficult to manage.
Borderline personality disorder
Characterized by: instability of mood, poor self-esteem and self-image, and poor impulse control (1). These mood fluctuations may occur over the space of hours or days, as opposed to the mood fluctuations that occur in bipolar affective disorder. There is often a great fear of abandonment, and higher sensitivity to rejection (or perceived rejection). This can manifest as more unstable interpersonal relationships. The term “splitting” refers to these intense by transient relationships, which can suddenly switch from idealization to contempt.
06.14.06
Schedule 2 and other forms
Original article by: Michael Tam
These forms are probably the ones most commonly used in acute psychiatry where a patient needs involuntary assessment or treatment. They are specific for New South Wales, Australia, only under the Mental Health Act (1990).
Click here for more information on the NSW mental health legal system.
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06.11.06
Fluid resuscitation
Index: Intravenous fluid therapy :: Printer friendly
Original article by: Michael Tam
There is only “one” rule for both adults and children:
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Normal saline :: 10-20 mL/kg bolus :: fast as you can |
If someone is shocked and requires emergency fluid resucitation, your fluid of choice is 0.9% NaCl or “normal saline”. Don’t fluff around with colloids or Hartmann’s solution – choose bog standard saline.
