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what anti-psychotic can be used in pregnancy?

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olanzapine

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what anti-depressant is licenced for use in children

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fluoxetine

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what are the absolute contraindications to ECT?

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  • MI within the last 3 monhts
  • recent stroke/TIA
  • intracranial lesion
  • pheochromocytoma
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what is the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa

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  • BMI <17
  • self induced weight loss
  • fear of fatness
    amenorrhoea
  • body image disturbance
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what features make someone high risk with anorexia nervosa

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  • BMI <13 with weight loss more than 1kg per week
  • prolonged QT, HR<40, BP <80
  • temp <34
  • unable to rise from squat without arms for leverage
    cognitive impairment
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What are the PTSD criteria

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  • traumatic event + 1 intrusive symptom + 2 increased arousal symptoms + 3 avoidance symptoms
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what is the management for PTSD

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  • CBT or eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing
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when can you diagnose PTSD?

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4 weeks

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what are examples of SSRIs

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fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram

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what are examples of SNRIs

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venlafaxine, dluloxetine

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what are examples of tricyclics

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amitriptyline, imipramine, doselupin

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what are examples of monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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phenalzine - irreversible

meclobamide - reversible

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what are examples of typical antipsychotics?

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  • haloperidol, chlorpromazine
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what are examples of atypical antipsychotics?

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-olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine, aripiprazole

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what are the 4 key side effects of typical antipsychotics?

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  • acute dystonic reaction (spasms that present hours to days within starting med)
  • parkinsonism ( days-months)
  • akathisia (restless legs)
  • tardive dyskinesia (orofacial twitches/ movements years after starting drug)
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what are side effects of clozapine

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  • agranulocytosis
  • myocarditis
  • paralytic ileus
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what is an emergency detention order?

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  • 72 hour assessment
  • no treatment authorised
  • FY2 or above
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what is a short term detention order?

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  • up to 28 days for assessment/treatment
  • approved medical practitioner plus mental health officer
  • right of appeal
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what is a compulsory treatment order

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  • initially up to 6 months
  • mental health disorder present
  • mandatory tribunal
    treatment authorised
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what is an advanced statement?

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patient writes what they wish to happen in terms of illness. Must be witnessed, dated and signed when the person is well. Can be overruled

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what is a named person

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patients can choose someone to support them and protect their interests. They have the right to be notified of, attend and be represented at tribunal hearings

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what is a nursing holding power?

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  • up to 3 hours of detention
  • by registered mental health nurse or intellectual disability nurse
  • patient needs to be in hospital receiving treatment
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what are policing powers

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  • removal of a person from a public place to a place of safety
  • up to 24hrs to allow an assessment to be carried out
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what is the ADHD triad?

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Inattention + hyperactivity + impulsivity

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what perinatal factors are associated with ADHD?
tobacco and alcohol in pregnancy significant prematurity and perinatal hypoxia short or long labour, foetal distress, low forceps delivery, eclampsia
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what is the treatment for ADHD
- psychosocial interventions (parent training etc) | - stimulants: methylphenidate, dexamphetamine
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what are the core features of autism spectrum disorder?
- impaired social communication - impaired social integration - impaired social imagination - impaired repetitive behaviours
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what is capgras delusion
people you know have been replaced by imposters
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what is fregoli delusion
see different people as the same person
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what is a nihilistic delusion
feel you have already died
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what is de clerabault delusion
delusion that a celebrity is in love with you
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what is othello syndrome
delusion that your partner is having an affair
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what are the learning disability ranges
Normal = 70-120 mild LD = 50-70 moderate LD = 35-50 severe/profound LD = <35
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what is paranoid personality disorder
- suspicious of others | - bears grudges
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what is schizoid personality disorder
- few activities provide pleasure - emotionally cold, detached - indifferent - likes to bbe alone
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what is schizotypal personality disorder
- ideas of refernce - odd beliefs and magical thinking - peculiar behaviour
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what are the cluster B personality disorders
- antisocial - emotionally unstable - histrionic - narcicisstic
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what is antisocial personality disorder
- callous unconcern for feelings of others - blames others - cannot maintain lasting relationships - low threshold for aggression - does not feel guilt
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what is emotionally unstable personality disorder?
- acts without consideration of consequences - rapidly cycling mood changes - conflicts with others
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what is histrionic personality disorder
- exaggerated expression of emotions - shallow - overly concerned with physical attractiveness - inappropriately seductive
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what is narcissistic personality disorder
- grandiosity - fantasies of infinite success - they are extraordinary - wants admiration - no empathy
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what are the cluster C personality disorders?
- avoidant/anxious - dependent - obsessive compulsive/ Anankastic
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what is avoidant personality disorder
- persistant feeling of tension/apprehension - beleif that they are inferior to others - crippling fear of rejection
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what is dependent personality disorder
- encourgaing or allowing others to make most of their important life decisions - helpless when alone - cant make decisions
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what is anankastic personality disorder
- feeling of excessive doubt and caution - preoccupation with details, rules, list, schedule - perfectionist - wants things done their way
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what is anankastic personality disorder
- feeling of excessive doubt and caution - preoccupation with details, rules, list, schedule - perfectionist - wants things done their way
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what symptom is pathopneumonic for schizophrenia
form of thought disorder
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what drug is most likely to cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome
haloperidol
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what is the triad for wernickes encephalopathy
ataxia, confusion, nystagmus
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what drug can given to manage tardive dyskinesia
tetrabenazine
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what drug can be given to manage akathisia
propanolol

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