MOC Exam#1 Flashcards
Effects of Tranylcypromine
- MAOI
- is an MAOI, SNRI, amphetamine all in one
- therefore very activating
Effects of Phenelzine
- MAOI
- H1 histamine receptor blocker
- increased GABA
- therefore more sedating
Characteristics of Paranoid Personality Disorder
- litigious
- suspiscious
- inability to accept responsibility for their own feelings
- projection
What percentage of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder do not report history of abuse?
- About 1/3
- Suggesting that 50-70% of pts with BPD have abuse as part of their history NOT 100%
Management of PHENOBARBITOL overdose
- Activated charcoal
- ALKALINIZATION of urine
Which medication when taken in overdose requires alkalinization of urine as part of acute management?
-PHENOBARBITOL
Which medication used for treatment of bipolar disorder can lead to photosensitivity
- LAMICTAL
- it binds melanin in the eye
Risk of relapse in 6 months after quitting cigarette smoking
- 90-95% if quitting on your own; that pretty much 100%
- so that means that only 5-10% of quitters who do it on their own do not relapse at 6 months
- relapse risk goes down to 60% if quitting as part of a program
What is Marchiafava-Bignami Syndrome
-demyelination of the corpus callosum
What is Whipple’s Disease
- Caused by bacteria T. Whippelei
- cognitive changes with arthritis, fatty diarrhea, dermatitis
- treated with doxycycline or hydroxychloroquine
What is utilization behavior?
-disinhibition of frontal lobe executive function that results in inability to resist impulse to operate or manipulate objects within reach
The most common form of inherited intellectual disability is?
-Fragile X syndrome
How is the thematic apperception test useful?
- screens for interpersonal function
- Ability to read/pick up personality cues
Is TRAZODONE FDA approved for insomnia?
- NO!!
- and it can cause cardiac arrhythmias
Benzo with longest half life?
- FLURAZEPAM
- 100 hrs
