MOC Exam#6 Flashcards

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When should buprenorphine be started

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  • only when objective evidence of opiate withdrawal is present
  • B can precipitate acute withdrawal symptoms when pt is intoxicated
  • then prescribe ONCE daily (Long half life)
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What is the association between Antisocial Personality Disorder and co-morbid substance use disorder?

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-35%-60% of pts with SUD also meet criteria for ASPD

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What is the prognosis for the association between ASPD and SUD

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Compared to ASPD without SUD

  • increased likelihood of using illicit substances
  • greater psychopathology
  • more depression, isolation
  • mores impulsivity
  • lessened life satisfaction
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What are the symptoms of Organophosphate poisoning?

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organophosphates cause excessive cholinergic activity (blocks acetylcholinesterase)

  • SLUDGE
  • salivation, lacrimation, urination, diaphoreses(defecation), gastrointestinal motility, emesis
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What is antidote for organophosphate poisoning?

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ATROPINE- muscarinic recepter BLOCKER

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What is the difference between ATROPINE and PHYSOSTIGMINE?

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PHYSOSTIGMINE is a cholinergic AGONIST

ATROPINE is a cholinergic ANTAGONIST, ANTI-CHOLINERGIC

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Seizure risk in pts taking antidepressants

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  • overall incidence of seizures in pts taking antidepressants at therapeutic doses 0.1%-4%
  • Clomipramine has highest seizure risk in this category at doses higher than 350 mg (among the TCA’s)
  • risk of seizure after antidepressant overdose is high
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Risk of suicide patients among pts with borderline personality disorder

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-10%

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Risk factors for suicide in pts with BPD

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  • high current and life time psychiatric comorbidity
  • novelty seeking, impulsivity
  • co-morbid personality disorders
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What is hallucinogen persisting perception disorder?

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  • spontaneous, transitory recurrences of the hallucinogen experience
  • visual distortions, AH, VH, visual “trails” behind moving objects
  • occurs in 15%-80% of users of hallucinogens
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Physical milestones of child development

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  • 4 months: hold and balance head, lift head 90 degrees from proned position
  • 6 months: sit steadily and independently, and bounce actively when placed in standing position
  • 8 months: crawl on hands and knees
  • 12 months: walking (independently or one hand held)
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Characteristics of somnambulism

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  • occurs during NREM (stage III-IV) deep sleep
  • more common in boys
  • runs in families
  • at least 15% of children do it
  • onset between 4 and 8 y of age (peak prevalence 12y)
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What happens with deep (delta) sleep with age?

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declines with age and can be almost absent in older people, AND
THERE ARE NO MEDICATIONS THAT RESTORE THIS!!

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Symptom that distinguish amphetamine induced toxic psychosis from schizophrenia

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  • visual or tactile hallucinations (chronic meth use)
  • disordered thinking (schizophrenia)
  • affect flattening and alogia (schizophrenia)
  • hyperactivity, hypersexuality, incoherence, confusion (meth use)
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How long after single major depressive episode with remission should antidepressant be continued?

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2 years at same dose

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Indications prophylactic treatment with antidepressants in pts with MDD

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  • 3 or more episodes

- age >= 45 y

17
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Characteristics of paraphillias

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  • practically all cases occur in males
  • more than 50% have age of onset before age 18y
  • pts usually meet criteria for 3-5 paraphilias, concurrently or at different times of life
  • chronic, with peak paraphillic behavior between ages 15y-25y then declining
18
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Treatment of paraphillias

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  • for non-violent (or other personal risk) SSRI SNRI
  • for violent/high risk antiandrogen hormone treatments
  • CBT & skills training
19
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First line treatment for suspected TCA over dose

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-gastric lavage with activated charcoal

20
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Describe Wilson’s Disease

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  • hepatolenticular degeneration
  • involves the liver and the brain
  • disorder due to excessive copper accumulation
  • Parkinsonism is present (masked facies, tremor, righdity)
  • Ataxia, dystonia, dysarthria
  • Kayser-Fleischer ring around iris present only in 2/3 of pts
21
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Causes of neurocognitive disorders

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  • Alzheimer’s disease: 50%-60% of cases
  • Vascular NCD: 10%-20%
  • Parkinson’s Disease: 5%
  • Huntington’s Disease: 5%
22
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Distinguishing physiologic change characteristic of males, but not females, in the sexual response cycle

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-men have refractory period after orgasm, women do not, allowing for multiple and successive orgasms

23
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What percent of pts on Lammotrigine with develop a benign rash?

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  • 10%

- non-confluent, non-tender, spotty, and usually resolves in 10-14 days

24
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The presence of tics is an absolute contraindication to use of stimulant medications for ADHA. TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

25
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Characteristics of paranoid personality disorder

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  • suspicious, litigious, unable to accept their own feelings, engage in projection
  • on guard and hypervigilant on being exploited, betrayed, deceived, harmed
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Consequences of longterm sedative/hypnotic use on EEG

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  • decreased deep sleep
  • increases in Stage 1 and Stage 2 sleep
  • fragmented sleep
27
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Typical age pattern of inhalant abuse

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  • peak age of use 14y-15y, declines by 17y-19y
  • prevalence rates similar between male and female in 12y-17y range
  • but sustained use after age 17y more common in males
28
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Personality disorder that often co-exists in pts with bulimia

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Borderline Personality Disorder

29
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Risks of valproic acid in pregnancy

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  • spina bifida, and other neural tube defects

- development of autism spectrum disorder in child

30
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The 2 drugs approved by the FDA for treatment of eating disorders

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  • Fluoxetine for moderate to severe bulimia, reducing binge-eating and purging behavior, reducing relapse in adolescents
  • Lisdexamphetamine for severe binge-eating disorder in adults, reducing the number of binge days
31
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Describe the following:

  • Derailment
  • Loose associations
  • Perseveration
  • Poverty of thought content
  • Thought blocking
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  • derailment: sudden or gradual deviation from train of thought without blocking, synonymous with loose associations
  • perseveration: the persistence of a response to a previous stimulus even though a new stimulus is presented
  • poverty of thought content: thought that gives little information
  • thought blocking: abrupt interruption and after brief pause, no recollection of previous train of thought
32
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FDA Black Box warning for Atomoxetine for:

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suicidal thoughts

-risk 4/1000 pts treated compared to placebo

33
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Most common psychiatric disorder among pts with heart disease?

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Major Depressive Disorder

34
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Phase I clinical trials are conducted to:

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-collection of safety and efficacy data

35
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Phases of Clinical Trials

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Phase I- collection of safety and efficacy data
Phase II-
Phase III- compare the results of people taking the new treatment with those taking standard treatment; determine if treatment results in fewer or more side effects
Phase IV- evaluate side effects of a new treatment that were not apparent before; determine the effects of drugs in populations which were not originally tested

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Characteristics of melancholic depression

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  • anhedonia or depressed mood
  • depressed mood regularly worse in the morning
  • early morning waking
  • marked psychomotor retardation OR agitation
  • significant anorexia or weight loss
  • excessive and inappropriate guilt