EFA psych Flashcards
Alogia - what is it
Poverty of speech, seen in depression and also in schizophrenia
Also in later stages of dementia
66yo not sleeping well, lost appetite, has become forgetful. Feels she is no longer of any use to the rest of her family. Diagnosis?
Depression, not dementia
Sodium valproate complication in pregnancy
Neural tube defect
Lithium complication in pregnancy
Ebstein’s anomaly
Anorexia and NG tube feeding. What biochemical change will occur from refeeding syndrome?
Hypophosphatemia
Sustained muscle contraction in the neck, leading to sustained abnormal posture
dystonia
Laryngeal spasm
Akathisia
Restlessness - can lead to non adherence and
Tardive dyskinesia
Repetitive writhing movements, not continued muscle contraction as with dystonia
Parkinsonsism
Bradykinesia
Masked face
Tremor
Cogwheel ridigitdy
GAD vs panic disorder
GAD - generalised anxiety/worry which is constant
Panic disorder - several random panic attacks
Eating disorder 1st line mx
Family therapy
Mx of dystonia
Procyclidine anticholinergic
Schizoid vs schizotypal PD
Schizotypal - magical thinking
Schizoid - never feeling happy, detachment from social relationships, restricted emotional expression
You’re a doctor, doctor who, he’s a doctor, I watch him on TV
Very rapid speech with no pauses
Flight of ideas - connected but quick
Flight of ideas vs knights move thinking
Knights move thinking - RANDOM UNCONNECTED
Flight of ideas - connected
