Psych Flashcards

(23 cards)

1
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What are positive symptoms in Schizophrenia?

A

Though disorder
Hallucinations
Delusions

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2
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What drug is used in the treatment of alcohol dependancy

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Disulfiram
Acamprosate

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3
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Signs of histrionic personality disorder

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Sexual flirtation
Excessive emotion
Attention seeking

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4
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Signs of borderline personality disorder

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5
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Signs of TCA overdose

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Dilated pupils
Dry mouth
Drowsy
Tachy
Retention
Hypereflexive

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6
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Headache characteristics of IIH

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Worse in the morning and night
Relieved on standing

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7
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When should prophylactic measures be considered in migraine

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When acute medication is being used on more than one day per week

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8
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Prophylaxis of migraine

A

Betablockers
Amitryptiline

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9
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2nd gen antipsychotic drugs

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Olanzapine
Risperidone
Quetiapine
Aripiprazole
Palperiodone

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10
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how is muscular dystrophy inherited

A

AD

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11
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Symptoms of Parkinson’s

A

Bradykinesia
Poverty of movement (reduced facial expressions and blinking)
Stiffness
Resting tremor that improves with moving

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12
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Bell’s palsy is a lower or upper motor neuron facial palsu

A

Lower

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13
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Triad of opthalmoplegia, confusion and ataxia

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Wernekes

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14
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How long should antibiotics be taken for after resolution of symptoms

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6 months

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15
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What is Ekboms syndrome

A

The belief that they are infested with parasites/insects

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16
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Someone thinks their body is deacaying - what syndrome is this?

17
Q

What is Capgras syndrome

A

Someone thinks someone else has been replaced by impostors

18
Q

Othello syndrome is centred around which emotion

19
Q

Someone has the belief that different people are actually the same person in various disguises - which syndrome is this?

20
Q

For the following conditions, name the ab you would test for

Primary biliary cirrhosis
SLE
CREST
Sjogrens
Myasthenia

A

Anti-mitochondrial
ANA
Anticentromere
Anti Ro/La
Anti ACh

21
Q

Friedrich’s ataxia has what type of inheritance pattern?

22
Q

Cataract + muscle weakness + frontal balding is indicative of what

A

Myotonic dystrophy