PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 92

A 25-year-old female presents complaining of acute episodes of feeling fearful accompanied by shaking, shortness of breath, nausea, and dizziness. She states that these episodes have occurred several times in the last 2 months and now she worries constantly that she will have “an episode.” She is concerned that she is “losing it” and has been avoiding big social gatherings for the last month. What is important to include in patient education for this patient?
- A. avoiding large social gatherings will be helpful
- B. treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant will be helpful
- C. the overall prognosis is not good and she should expect hospitalization
- D. there is an increased chance that she may also develop a severe depression

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