Buzzwords

Question 1

blunted affect

Answer 1

schizophrenia

Question 2

3rd person auditory hallucinations

Answer 2

schizophrenia

Question 3

mesocortical dopamine hypoactivity

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negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia

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subcortical dopamine hyperactivity

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psychosis

Question 5

mesolimbic Da blockade

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depression

Question 6

mesolimbic Da agonism

Answer 6

psychosis

Question 7

clozapine SE

Answer 7

agranulocytosis, cardiomyocitis, a lot of weight gain

Question 8

which atypical anti-psychotic causes the most weight gain

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olanzapine

Question 9

dopamine pathway in the brain concerned with prolactin release

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tuberoinfundibular

Question 10

dopamine pathway in the brain for extra pyramidal motor movements

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nigrostriatal

Question 11

dopamine pathway in the brain for motivation and reward

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subcortical and mesocortical (sometimes known as mesolimbic system)

Question 12

dopamine pathway in the brain dysregulated in schizophrenia

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mesolimbic system

Question 13

avoid TCAs in ….

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cardiac problems or patients with suicidal intent

Question 14

eosinophilic inclusions

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Lewy bodies (LBD and PD)

Question 15

interactions with tyramine containing foods, ephidrine, nasal decongestants, TCAs, pethidine

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MAOI risk of hypertensive crisis (treat with phentolamine infusion)

Question 16

48 and 72 h after last drink

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delirium tremens

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within 48 h of last drink

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alcohol withdrawal seizures

Question 18

what is flight of ideas and when is it seen

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quickly moving from one topic to another but there is a link, in bipolar during manic phase

Question 19

what is knight’s move thinking and when is it seen

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quickly moving from one topic to another with no link, in bipolar during manic phase

Question 20

Beck’s triad

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-ve feelings about self, world and future

Question 21

NMDA antagonist SE

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produce psychotic symptoms

Question 22

learning disabilities IQ

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borderline 70-80 ish, mild 50-69, moderate 35-49, severe 20-34, profound <20

Question 23

brain region involved in normal response to threa

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amygdala

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brain region that dampen downs amygdala response to threat

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pre-frontal cortex

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EPSE tx

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procyclidine

Question 26

thought blocking and what is it associated with

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abrupt and complete interruption of stream, strongly associated with schizophrenia

Question 27

what is poverty of thought

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patient reports lack/absence of thoughts

Question 28

what is pressure of thought, and what is it associated with

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varied ideas in abundance (characteristic of mania but can also be seen in schizophrenia)

Question 29

reduced frontal lobe volume (and grey matter), enlarged lateral ventricles, reduced grey matter in the temporal cortex

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brain changes in schizophrenia

Question 30

limbic system functions

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M2OVE - motivation, memory, olfaction, visceral afferents and emotion