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Best treatment for psychotic symptoms of Catanoia

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Benzos

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What is the first line therapy for acute dystonic reaction?

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IV Benadryl 50mg

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Taking what two medications can increase the risk of QT prolongation

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Effexor and Haldol

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When prescribing TCAs to patients, what medical condition is contraindicated for this type of treatment?

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Hepatic impairment since TCAs are metabolized by the liver

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GEM

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Grief evaluation measurement tool is used to assess for complicated grief symptoms in a mourning adult

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Other than neuroleptics, what other class of medications can cause epse (extrapyramidal side effects)?

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Anti-emetics, anti-malarial, anticonvulsants, serotogenic agents, and stimulants

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Maternal smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy

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Has shown a strong correlation to increased aggression in childhood and adolescence

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opioid antagonist used to treat alcohol use disorder. It is FDA-approved for alcohol use disorder.

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Naltrexone

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used to differentiate psychogenic non-epileptic seizures from epileptic seizures.

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Video electroencephalography

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Present in the third decade of life, are more common in females than males, and are not due to physiological disability to CNS

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psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

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What is the recommended first-line treatment of undifferentiated agitated delirium

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Benzos with the option of Ketamine as adjunctive therapy if benzos are ineffective and the patient is not hypertensive

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Presents with sedation, coma, anticholinergic effects, seizures, dilated pupils, blurry vision, confusion, and arrhythmias

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TCA overdose

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Tinnitus is most strongly correlated with which mental health condition?

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Anxiety

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Sodium Bicarbonate

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Treatment for TCA overdose

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What is the most common emergency caused by marijuana ingestion?

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Panic attack

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Phencyclidine (PCP)

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A.K.A Angel dust is a potent hallucinogen

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NDMA receptor antagonist that behavioral effects resemble schizophrenia

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PCP

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Include rage, reddish skin, dilated pupils, nystagmus, and excitation

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PCP ingestion

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Best drug for methylphenidate poisoning

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Benzos

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Has serotonergic activity and has the potential to causes serotonin syndrome but is considered an analgesic

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Tramadol

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Cause anovulation and irregular menses in females due to decreased FSH

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Increased Prolactin levels

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Most common age group is for fibromyalgia

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females 20-55 years old

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Medication FDA approved to treat adult depressive disorders and aid in smoking cessation

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Bupropion (Wellbutrin)

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Echolalia is considered a disorder after what age?

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After 3 years of age

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Commonly presents in patients with autism, Tourette's, schizophrenia, dementia, transcortical sensory aphasia, catatonia, and epilepsy
Echolalia
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May worsen psychosis or precipitate a change to mania or hypomania in bipolar patients
Paroxetine
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How long does premature ejaculation have to be present to be diagnosed?
at least 6 months
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What is the only fda approved drug for PMDD but not for more than 3 cycles
Drospirenone with ethinyl estradiol
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True or False: Can MAOIs and Cocaine or MDMA precipitate serotonin syndrome if taken together?
True
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Blurred vision, dry mouth, urinary retention, tachycardia, acute angle glaucoma, confusion, and delirium
Anticholinergic side effects
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Approved for long term tx of GAD
Buspirone
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Causes dizziness, headache, and nervousness
Buspirone
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Psychiatric disorder characterized by symptoms affecting sensory or motor function
Conversion disorder
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Combination may have an additive QT prolonged effect
Escitalopram and Risperidone
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What has been shown to be the most effective in the treatment of conduct disorders
Multisystem Therapy
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FDA approved for the treatment of bipolar depression
Olanzapine in combination with Prozac
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Can help tx bipolar depression
Latuda Lamictal
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Originated by Marsha Linehan
DBT
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Helps with enuresis by reducing urine production
Desmopressin
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What are the risk factors for suicide?
1. Previous suicide attempt 2. Age 45 in male 3. Age 55 in female 4. Divorced 5. Single/Separated 6. Caucasian 7. Living alone 8. Psych disorder 9. Substance abuse 10. Family hx of suicide 11. Recent loss 12. Male gender
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Carotid bruits, fundoscopic abnormalities, and enlarged cardiac chambers
Hallmarks of Vascular Dementia
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Hypnagogic & Hypnopompic hallucinations
Are sleep related hallucinations
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Requires a separate release of information for the release of any information on chemical dependency
Federal Law 42 CFR
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Involves providing resources to those with the least access and the greatest need
Social Justice
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Usually based on smaller sample sizes and fewer outcome events and indicate reduced precision in estimate of effect
Wider confidence interval
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Who is the policy maker deciding who has admitting privileges at a community health care facility
The hospital ( at the local level)
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Process of quality improvement
Plan Do Study Act (PDSA)
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Lithium therapeutic index
0.6-1.2
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Depakote therapeutic index
50-125
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Creatinine range
0.6-1.2
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BUN
10-20
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Pts with which disorder should not be given stimulants because it can potentiate/exacerbate more dopamine to be released thus worsening symptoms
Schizophrenia
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Safer in pregnancy for anxiety
Buspar
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Safest SSRI in pregnancy for depression
Zoloft
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off label use for ADHD
Wellbutrin
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What is the concept of when people engage in self-mutalilating behavior but have no desire to die?
Parasuicide
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What mood stabilizer is also used for trigeminal neuralgia
Carbamezapine
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What factors are different in malignant catatonia vs. Nms
Echolalia and no med use
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NRI, non-stimulant that is FDA approved to treat ADHD in children and adolescences
Viloxazine (Qelbree)
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Can treat premature ejaculation
SSRIs
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FDA approved to improve depression in patients with fibromyalgia
Cymbalta; SNRIs
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Which mood stabilizer causes the least weight gain
Lamictal
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Which is the least sedating antipsychotic?
Abilify
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Antipsychotics that cause the least weight gain
ZAL (Ziprasidone, Apriprazole, Lurasidone)
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What medications are known for decreasing effectiveness of oral contraceptives
Tegretol, Topiramate, Dilantin
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How can depression present differently in adolescence
Presents as anger and irritability

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