Question

A client with cushing's syndrome is admitted to the medical-surgical unit. during the admission assessment, the nurse notes that the client is agitated and irritable, has poor memory, reports loss of appetite, and appears disheveled. these findings are consistent with:

Answer 1

Agitation, irritability, poor memory, loss of appetite and appearing disheveled are tell tale signs of depression. Patients with Cushing's syndrome may either have melancholic or atypical depression and the findings listed above are those that are common for atypical depression.