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Psychiatry Flashcards

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Patient - elderly man, inpatient in hospital becomes acutely confused following UTI, hallucinating, w/ sleep wake reversal

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Delirium

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Delirium Aetiology

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  • Infection
  • Drugs - BZ, opiates, L-Dopa, Digoxin
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
  • Decreased O2
  • Alcohol withdrawal
  • Surgery

RF’s

  • Age
  • Dementia or brain injury
  • New environment
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Immobilization
  • Visual or hearing impairment
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Delirium Presentation

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  • Sleep/wake reversal
  • Incoherent thought and speech
  • Visual hallucinations
  • Persecutory delusions
  • Hyperactive = agitated and upset
  • Hypoactive = Drowsy and withdrawn.
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Delirium Ix

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1) Hx and Exam to identify underlying cause.

2. Septic screen

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Delirium Rx

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  1. Nurse in a quiet and safe area.
  2. Re-orientate
  3. Avoid psychoactive drugs (can use haloperidol if severe)
  4. Treat cause
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Patient - Young male, cannabis user, auditory hallucinations, thought echo, though withdrawal and passivity.

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SCH

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SCH Aetiology

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  • UK
  • Genetics - FHx
  • Dopamine excess (only explains positive Sx)
  • Daily cannabis use is a RF.
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SCH Presentation

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First rank Sx; 3rd person auditory hallucinations + thought echo + thought interference + delusional perception + passivity phenomenon.

  • Sx must be present for 6 months.
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SCH: Paranoid

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  • Common, hallucinations and delusions are persecutory
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SCH: Hebephrenic

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  • Disorganised SCH w/ fleeting affect, hallucinations and delusions.
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SCH: Catatonic

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  • Stupor, posturing and negativism (withdrawal, self-neglect, blunted affect)
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SCH Ix

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1) Clinical

2) Rule out brain pathology such as FTD or LBD. Brain scan for mass lesions.

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SCH Rx

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1) Antipsychotic (neuroleptic drugs)
- Block D1 and D2 receptors.
- Manage acute +’ve Sx.
- Extra-pyramidal SE; parkinsonism due to Dopamine blockade.
- Common SE = Akathisia, parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia, hypotension, dry mouth, weight gain, urinary retention.

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Antipsychotics

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1st gen = Chlorpromazine, haloperidol

2nd gen = risperidone, olanzapine, clozapine

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Patient - 5 days after first dose of haloperidol, becomes hyperthermic, rigid, w/ increased HR and pallor.

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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NMS Aetiology

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  • Due to dopamine blockade, triggers massive glutamate release, neurotoxic and muscle damage.
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NMS Presentation

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  • Pyrexia
  • Muscle rigidity
  • Antonomic lability, HTN, high HR, high RR.
  • Agitated delirium and confusion
  • LOC
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NMS Ix

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1) Clinical w/ Hx of Antipsychotics or levodopa (when stopped)
2) Bloods; CK and FBC (leucocytosis)

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NMS Rx

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1) Stop offending drug.
2) ITU for nursing
3) Dantrolene to decrease muscle tone
4) Bromocriptine (dopamine agonist) enhances dopaminergic activity.

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Patient - Periods of depression and low mood punctuated with periods of elation and psychotic behaviour

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Bipolar disorder.

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BPD Aetiology

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  • UK
  • Genetics
  • Biochemical - increased serotonin
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BPD Presentation

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  • Develops in late teens.
  • Type 1 = mania and depression
  • Type 2 = Hypomania and depression.
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Mania

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  • Abnormal elevated mood or irritability
  • In mania there is severe functional impairment or psychosis for 7 days or more.
  • Hypomania is less severe or less prolonged.
  • Delusions of grandeur, pressure of speech, flight of ideas etc, sexual promiscuity.
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BPD Rx

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1) Lithium is the drug of choice. Alternative = valproate.
2) Mania management = stop antidepressant and start antipsychotic therapy - olanzapine or haloperidol.
3) Manage depression w/ talking or fluoxetine.

Lithium;

  • TFT, parathyroid and U&E prior to starting.
  • Toxicity can occur
  • Interacts w/ NSAID’s and diuretics.
  • Monitoring week following first dose and 12hrs following last dose. + every 3 months when stable.
  • TFT and U&E every 6 months
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Lithium toxicity

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  • Therapeutic range = 0.4-1.0mmol/L
  • Toxicity occurs >1.5mmol/L
  • May be precipitated by; dehydration, renal failure, NSAID, diuretics and metronidazole.
  • Coarse tremor
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Acute confusion
  • Seizure
  • Come

Rx

  • Mild to mod = volume resus w/ saline
  • Dialysis
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Patient - No joy, low mood and little energy for 2 weeks or more.

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Ya depressed mate

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Depression Aetiology

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  • Genetics; FHx
  • Biochemical - Monoamines
  • Biopscyhosocial - yeh we don’t fucking know.
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Depression Presentation

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  • Anhedonia
  • Low mood
  • Anenergia
  • All for atleast 2 weeks.
    Others include;
    Biological - insomnia, decreased libido and appetite
    Psychological - decreased motivation, guilt, decreased confidence, worthlessness and hopelessness.
    Psychosis.
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Depression Ix

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1) PHQ9
2) HAD
3) Beck’s depression inventory
4) Bloods (TFT, steroids) to rule out organic illness.

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Depression Rx

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1) Talking therapies (CBT, IPT) mindfulness.
2) Lifestyle changes (reduce alcohol and drugs)
3) Medications if severe.

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Patient - Gave birth to a beautiful baby boy 2 months ago, feels low, feels guilty and like a bad mother. To the point she cant leave the house or function :(

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Post-natal depression.

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PND Aetiology

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  • UK
  • Related to the removal of pregnancy hormones and the surges etc.
  • Any depressive illness occurring in the first post-natal yr. Can be de novo or following a hx of depression.
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PND Risks

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  • Previous mental health issues
  • Poor support
  • poor partner relationship
  • major life events
  • baby blues
  • not breast feeding
  • unemployment
  • substance misuse.
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PND Presentation

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  • Same as normal depression
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PND Ix

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  • Assess for Hx
  • Alcohol and drug screen
  • The pregnancy experience
  • Mother baby relationship
  • DV at home
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PND Rx

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1) Reassure - ‘you’re a great mother - gurl you got dis’
2) Mild to mod - CBT
3) Severe - consider CBT + drugs.

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SSRI side effects

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  • GI upset
  • Hyponatraemia
  • Long QT
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SSRI in pregnancy

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  • Risk Vs benefit
  • used in 1st trimester = small risk of heart defects
  • Used in 3rd trimester can causes persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
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Antipsychotic side effects

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  • Parkinsonism
  • Acute dystonia (torticollis, oculogyric crisis)
  • Akathisia
  • Tardive dyskinesia
  • NMS
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ECT

  1. indication
  2. SE
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  1. Severe depression + catatonia
  2. Headache
    - Nausea
    - short-term memory loss
    - Anterograde amnesia
    - arrhythmia
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Anorexia presentation

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  • All things low

- G’s and C’s are raised; Cortisol, growth hormone, glucose, salivary glands, cholesterol.

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GAD Rx

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  1. Education
  2. Low intensity CBT
  3. high intensity CBT and/or drug (SSRI)

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