Child and Adolescent psychiatry Flashcards

1
Q

fetal alcohol syndrome can give what psychiatric condition in kids?

A

ADHD

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2
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oppositional defiant disorder symptoms

A

frequent loss of temper, arguing, becoming easily angered or annoyed

refuses to obey adults request

associated with impaired parenting

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3
Q

ADHD symptoms

A

distracted

organisation problems

aggression

poor cognitive control

stronger genetic component than ODD

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4
Q

basic physiology behind ADHD

A

low white matter connectivity

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5
Q

autism spectrum disorder

A

syndrome of persistent, pervasive and distinctive behavioural abnormalities

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6
Q

the ABCD of dementia

A

Activities of daily living

Behavioural and psychiatric symptoms

cognitive impairment

decline

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7
Q

what causes dementia in old people?

A

alzheimers

vascular dementia

lewy body dementia

mixed alzheimers and vascular

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8
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speeds of dementia and delirium!!!

A

delirium is ACUTE

dementia is chronic/ gradual/ progressive

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9
Q

what imaging would you use in alzheimers?

A

MRI

see temporal lobe atrophy

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10
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what drugs are used to treat dementia?

A

ACE inhibitors

anti psychotics

antidepressants

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11
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important lifestyle choice/ function to remember to look into in people with dementia

A

DVLA

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