Psych Flashcards
(155 cards)
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SSRI Drugs
Tx …
AR …
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“City Parrots Flu South”
Citalopram
Paroxetine
Fluoxetine
Sertaline
Tx: First-Line for Antidepressants
AR: Dec libido, delayed ejaculation, GI dysfxn, Insomnia, Seretonin Syndrome
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SNRI Drugs
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“SN … Venla Dulo”
Venlafaxine
Duloxetine
Cleaner but more expensive than SSRI
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TCA Drugs
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-“tryptiline”
Imipramine
Despiramine
Doxepin
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Bipolar Tx
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Lithium or Valproate»_space; Add 2 gen Anti-psych»_space; d/c previous, use Lamotrigine (anticonvulsant)
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Bupropion Class/Use/Adverse Reaction
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Class: 2nd Gen Antipsych
Tx: Smoking cessation/Depression
AR: Dec seizure threshold
DO NOT GIVE TO ANOREXIC/BULIMIC PTS!
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Smoker w/ Depression, Tx w/ …
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Bupropion
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Depression w/ weight loss/under weight, Tx w/ …
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Mirtazapine
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Depression w/ Insomnia, Tx w/ …
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Trazadone
AR: Priapism
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Atypical Anti-Psyche with low metabolic effects
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Aripiprazole and Lurasidone
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Atypical Anti-Psyche MOA and Rx
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D2 Antagonist and Seretonin Antagonist
Quiet CARBOLIC ZAP
Quetipine
Cariprazine Ariprazole Risperadone Bupropion Olanzapine lurasidone Iloperidone Clozapine
Ziprazidone
Asenapine
Paliperadone
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How to abort a panic attack
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Tx w/ Benzo
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Munchausen by proxy is suspected, next step …
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call CPS
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydro carbons found in … bind to … and causes … in antipsychotic meds, most notably …
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Nicotine
AHR
Induction of the P450 1A2 metabolism
Olanzapine
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MDD w/ cc of memory impairment and cognitive impairment
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Pseudodementia
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Dx criteria of MDD
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SIGECAPS
At least 4 of the following for 2 weeks + Low mood
Sleep Interest Guilt Energy Concentration Appetite Psychomotor Suicide
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NMS presents with…
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Fever Rigid Mydriasis Creatine Kinase D/T Anti-dopamine Med
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Seretonin Syndrome presents w/ …
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Hyperreflex/Clonus
Mydriasis
+/- Elevated CK
D/T Seretonin Drugs
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Pt lives vicariously by helping others
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Altruism
Mature Defense
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Pt jokes with his Palliative care doctor about the disease
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Humor
Mature Defense
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Pt shifts the blame and justifies his actions for the disease
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Rationalization
Neurotic Defense
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Pt seems emotionless about his condition and reasons out the cause
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Intellectualization
Neurotic Defense
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The Pt is adamant that they are in excellent health despite an A1c of 12
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Denial
Immature Defense
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Pt is angry with his nurse and reports to the doctor that he is being treated poorly d/t the anger the nurses have for him
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Projecting
Immature Defense
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Pt w/ OCD is given an SSRI. Little effect occurs. In addition to CBT, the Pt should be perscribed …
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Clomipramine (TCA)
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Tx for PTSD related nightmares
Prazosin
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Motor immobility w/ mutism. Vitals Normal. Hx of schizophrenia. Dx?
Catatonia
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First line Tx for PTSD
SSRI
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First line Tx for Tourette
Aripiprazole
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Specific phobia w/ highest FamHx
Injections/needles
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Alpha-synuclein inclusions are found in
Lewy Bodies
| Parkinson's
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Pt has trisomy 21 and neurofibrillary tangles. Dx?
Early onset Alzheimers
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Volume loss in Caudate Nucleus and choreoathetoid movements. Dx?
Huntington
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Most common metabolic abnormality w/ bulimic pt.
Non Gap Metabolic Alkalosis w/ resp compensation +hypokalemia +Increased Amylase
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To interact w/ this personality disorder, you must monitor your emotions to avoid countertransference
Borderline
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Unstable, suicidal, promiscuous, rapid mood change "empty"
Borderline
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Dopamine pathway that controls function and movement
Nigrostriatal
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Dopamine pathway that controls pleasure, delusions and hallucinations
Mesolimbic
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Dopamine pathway that controls prolactin secretion
Tuberfundibular
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Dopamine pathway that controls Cognitive and Affective Sx
Mesocortical
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Cognitive Sx arise from this area of the brain, be specific
Dorsal Lateral Prefrontal Cortex
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Affective Sx arise from this area of the brain, be specific
Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex
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Loss of the caudate nucleus results in ...
Huntington Disease
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Loss in the frontal and temporal lobes results in ...
Frontaltemporal Dementia
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Loss of the Substantia Nigra leads to
Parkison's and Lewey Body Dementia
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Diffuse cerebral atrophy leads to
Alzheimers
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Diffuse spongiform lesions in the brain
Creutzfeldtz Jakob
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Pt is increasingly irritable, decreased concentration, and has constipation, what electrolyte is out of balance
Hypercalcemia
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Pt on a three month binge presents w/ two months of low mood and Pos SIGECAPS, Dx ?
Substance induced mood disorder
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What anticonvulsant is safe in pregnancy
Lamotrigine
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Tx for Impulse Control Disorders
Psychotherapy
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Inappropriate sexual behavior in children may be d/t ...
Sexual abuse
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Schneideran First Rank Symptoms (7)
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Thought Insertion,
Thought W/D
Thought Broadcasting
Delusional Perception
Voice Commentary
Voice Discussion
Audible Thoughts
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EtoH w/d is life threatening d/t this feedback mechanism
Down regulation of GABA receptors
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Pt loves blood, so he becomes a phleb.
Sublimation
| Mature Defense
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Pt, who is a lawyer, gets yelled at by the judge. Later, the pt yells at his wife.
Displacement
| Neurotic Defense
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Man w/ a sexual addiction becomes a priest
Reaction Formation
| Neurotic Defense
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MDD second to substance abuse, no SIHI. Next step?
Rehabilitation program
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Why are pts hospitalized for psych issues
Danger to self or others
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Pt believes a famous person is in love w/ them
Erotomania (Erotomanic Delusion)
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Pt describes secret messages from Washington in songs on the radio.
Delusion of Reference
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What is Amylase increased in bulemic pts
Parotid glands are over active d/t repeat emesis
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Major difference b/t acute stress disorder and adjustment disorder
Acute stress involves a traumatic stressor
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Pt is on haloperidol, citalopram, methadone. Long term affect?
QT prolongation through potassium channel inhibition
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Type of therapy where repressed childhood feelings are uncovered
Psychoanalysis
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Therapy based on the learning theory
Behavioral
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Therapy to treat maladaptive beliefs
Cognitive
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A chronic schizophrenic brain will have volume loss of the ...
hippocampus and medial temporal lobe
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A chronic schizophrenic brain will have volume increase of the ...
hypothalamus
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Ralphe nuclei are associated w/ ...
Serotonin re-uptake inhibition
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Pt hear colors or sees tastes
Synesthesia
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Process of the brain "filling in" a perception following a traumatic stressor
Pseudohallucination
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Elderly pt taking an SSRI for MDD is not improving. Next step?
ECT
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GAD and OCD are treated w/
SSRI
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Buspirone is indicated to Tx ONLY
GAD
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Most common physical manifestation of GAD is
Insomnia
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Visual Hallucinations
Parkinsonism
Fluctuating Cognition
Adverse effects to Neuroleptics
Lewey Body Dementia
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Knife like frontal temporal atrophy
| <65 yo
Pick Disease
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Focal Neuro Deficits
| Step-wise Decline
Vascular Dementia
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Lewey Body Tx
Cholinesterase inhibitor (Donepezil)
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Akathsia
Continuous movement when attempting to sit still
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Most concerning side effect of Lamotigine
TENS/SJS
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Pt has orthostatic hypotension and schizophrenia. What neuroleptic should he be on
Haloperidol
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Wandering off topic during regular conversation
Derailment
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Rapid cycling through ideas w/ no connection
Flighty
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Lose track of intended purpose of a sentence
Loss of Goal
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Decreased speech, but complete sentences
Poverty of Speech
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Adequate speech, but lack of content
Poverty of Thought
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Wandering off topic during an explanation or responding to a question
Tangentiality
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Thoughts go blank mid sentence
Thought blocking
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Wandering off topic but returns to it
Circumstantiality
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Pt afraid of:
Public peeing
Public Speaking
Social Phobia
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Pt is having trouble in school but not at home
Learning Disorder
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Tics that last less then 12 months
Provisional Tic Disorder
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Monoclonic jerks, typically in the morning and UE along w/ absence seizures
Juvenile Monoclonic Epilepsy
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Chronic alcoholism will cause this on a CBC
MCV > 100 d/t B12 deficiency
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ECT is indicated for
Mood and Psych Disorders, NOT Anxiety Disorders
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Rapid acting opioid antagonist, used for Opiate overdose
Naloxone
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Long acting opioid antagonist in the endorphin system.
Only active if given IM.
Often paired w/ Buprenorphine in tablet form
Also used to Tx alcoholism
Naltrexone
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Used to Tx the autonomic Sx of Opioid w/d
Clonidine
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Partial opioid agonist
Can cause w/d if taken after heroin
Taken orally
Buprenorphine
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Causes adverse effects if alcohol is drank
Disulfiram
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Intrusive idea that is hard for the Pt to dismiss
Obsession
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Delusional type thinking, but the Pt is able to see it might be inaccurate
Overvalued Idea
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This lab can differentiate b/t psychogenic and epileptic seizures
Prolactin
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This personality disorder is categorized by:
Maladaptive coping strategy
Immature Defense
Childhood trauma
Boderline
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Long acting bento to Tx w/d from alcoholism or tapering from short acting benzos
Chlordiazepoxide
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HTN med that can cause MDD Sx (4)
Clonidine
Reserpine
Methyldopa
Propranolol
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Tx for akathisia
Propranolol
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Tx for acute dystonia and parkinsonism
Benztropine
| Diphenhydramine
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Pramipexole treats
Restless Leg
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Tx for Fibromyalgia
TCA
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Difference b/t Fibromyalgia and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
FM has normal labs
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Echolalia
Pt mimics speech
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Echopraxia
Pt mimics movement
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Pt interacts w/ hallucinations that he knows are not real. What substance did they ingest?
Psilocybin (Mushrooms)
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Pt being Tx w/ Buprenorphine takes this med and the result is Resp Depression, Miosis, Wheezes, Somnolance
Alprazolam (Benzo)
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Triad of MDD
Neg about self
Neg about world
Neg about future
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Tx for narcolepsy
Modafinil
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MDD w/ Psychotic features, Tx w/ ...
Risperadone
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Anticonvulsant that can depresses cognitive ability that does not improve w/ time
Topiramate
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Tetrabenazine may cause a depressive mood by
depleting dopamine in the synaptic cleft
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OCD Pt will have this change on a brain MRI
Basal Ganglia (Vol increase in Caudate Nucleus)
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Med to reduce Alcohol Craving
Acamprosate
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Med to cause adverse effects if Alcohol is ingested
Disulfiram
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Med to reduce the pleasure acquired from drinking
Naltrexone
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Panic disorder is defined by
Non specific stimuli
| Fear of having another
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Epstein Abnormally disassociated w/ this mood stabilizer
Lithium
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Pt is on Lithium and becomes preggo, next step is
Switch med to haloperidol
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Nephro DI d/t Lithium has a urine osmo that is ...
normal
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Inability to measure distance/field depth
Dysmetria
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Impaired ability to perform rapid, alternating movements
Dysdiadochokinesia
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Mental illness in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are already dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs.
Cotards Syn
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Delief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise -- Delusion of Doubles
Fregoli Syn
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Delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member (or pet) has been replaced by an identical impostor
Capgras Syn
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Elderly pt has delirium d/t UTI and is hospitalized. She is quite agitated, so you prescribe ...
Haloperidol (or another High potency Antipsych)
High potency: Halo Tries Flying High
H = Haloperidol
T = Trifluoperazine
F = Fluphenazine
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How to determine the difference b/t the combined mood and psychotic.
What is present at baseline is the basis
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Background of schizophrenia that develops MDD, Dx...
Schizoaffective
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major difference b/t schizophrenia/phreniform and MDD w/ psychosis?
schizophrenia/phreniform do not have depressive features
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mental condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system (neurologic) symptoms that cannot be explained by medical evaluation.
Conversion
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Obsession with the idea of having a serious but undiagnosed medical condition.
Illness anxiety disorder
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occurs when a person feels extreme anxiety about physical symptoms such as pain or fatigue. The person has intense thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the symptoms that interfere with daily life, no medical cause found
Somatic Symptom Disorder
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sleep disorder characterized by persistent episodic hypersomnia and cognitive or mood changes. Many patients also experience hyperphagia, hypersexuality and other symptoms.
Kleine–Levin syndrome
"Sleeping Beauty Syndrome"
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Acute Stress Disorder vs PTSD
PTSD = ASD>1 Month
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Dementia plus non-dilating pupils and anisocoria
Tert Syphilis
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Unequal pupils
anisocoria
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Pt has FM and takes Benadryl to relieve allergies. She starts to have cholinergic sx d/t this FM medication
TCA
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syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief and sometimes hallucinations are transmitted from one individual to another.
Folie à deux
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NMDA Antagonist to Tx Alzheimers Sx
Memantamine
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Cholinesterase inhibitors to slow the progress of Alzheimers
Donezepil
Galantamine
Rivastigmine
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Tx for tourettes
Anti-psych
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Feelings a physician has for a pt
Countertransference
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Key features of alcohol use disorder include ...
Tolerance
| W/D
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Time Dx Criteria for tourettes
| Tx?
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> 1 Year
<18 yo
Tx:
Impairment -- pharm
Non- Impair -- Reassure/reasses
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Hormone that blocks pain in trauma
Endorphin
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First line med for sedation in the ER
Lorazepam +/- Haloperidol
