Flashcards
White matter imaging
DTI
High signal T1, low signal T2, low signal T3
fat
Imaging modalities to differentiate different type of neurocognitive disorders
PET and SPECT
2 cardiac things Lithum can cause
SA block and sick sinus syndrome
Brain imaging findings of BPAD
enlarged amygdala; GP (globus pallidus) and putamen volume increase
MR spectroscopy reveals increased choline in what brain areas in depression
BG (basal ganglia) and AC (anterior cingulate)
Magnetoencephalography gets magnetic signals from what cells
pyramidal cells
Depression has volume reduction in what brain structures
Prefrontal cortex, AC (anterior cingulate) cortex, caudate, putamen
OCD has hypermetbolism in what areas
orbitofrontal cortex and anterior cingulum
PTSD brain imaging findings
smaller hippocampal volume, smaller frontal volumes
carbamazepine monitoring
CBC, LFTs, BUN/Cr
Schizophrenia brain imaging findings
ventricular enlargement, enlarged caudate, smaller thalamus, smaller temporal lobes
OCD associated with what structure
orbitofrontal cortex
what condition can have a normal EEG
catatonia
EKG findings of TCAs
prolonged PR, QRS, or QT intervals
Nortriptyline therapeutic window
50 to 150 micrograms/mL
how long for bleeding on CTH to become isodense with brain tissue?
2-6 weeks
Huntington’s disease brain imaging findings
loss of caudate (next to ventricles)
DAI best imaged by what modality
DWI MRI
L’hermitte’s sign
electric shock down neck and to extremities with neck flexion
best dural sinus imaging
MRV
hyperintense T2 finding, round/ovoid mass, heterogenous
oligodendroglioma
young pt, cystic mass
astrocytoma
thick, irregular enhancing, edema
glioblastoma
CVA imaging after CTH
CTA head/neck
How to test color perception?
Hardy-Rand-Ritter test
Digital span is a measure of what?
working memory
CJD CSF findings
14-3-3 protein
MS CSF findings
myelin basic protein
SSPE CSF findings
IgG
Pronator drift tests for what
UMN lesion
CJD EEG findings
slow 1-2 Hz periodic sharp waves with generalized slowing
Toxic metabolic EEG findings
Triphasic waves on disorganized background
TIA best test to r/o
DWI MRI
Best lab test for heavy drinking
CDT (carbohydrate deficient transferrin)
ability to inhibit behavioral responses in adolescence is due to what
maturation of the prefrontal cortex
knowledge comes from sensory experiences
empiricism
least important thing in evaluating a cultural syndrome?
culture of the clinician
Who thought that development was made up of two positions, paranoid-schizoid position and depressive position?
Melanie Klein
Who thought that symbol creation was important in understanding human nature?
Carl Jung
Who developed hierarchal model of innate behavioral reactions of animals, that motivational impulses build up in the brain and are held in check by blocks?
Nikolaas Tinbergen
Who thought that newborn animals bond with the first moving stimulus it perceives?
Konrad Lorenz
Who revised Freud’s drive theory?
Edith Jacobson
Who created orgone theory and cloudbusters?
Wilheim Reich
Who studied bees “waggle dance” regarding relaying information about more distant food sources?
Karl von Frisch
rates for anorexia and bulemia
are both increasing
secondary enuresis is most associated with what dx?
ADHD
CBT is most useful for which aspect of anorexia treatment?
relapse prevention
something uncommon to pica
leaves
enuresis requires what age as part of criteria
that child be at least 5 years old
which type of disorders in childhood predict obesity later in life?
depressive
bulimia associated with which personality disorder
borderline personality disorder
pica is normal below age what
1
rumination disorder is seen in what age range
3 months to 1 y/o
primary nocturnal enuresis treatment
DDVAP
encorpresis dsm frequency
once a month for 3 months
mortality rate of anorexia
5%
cause of death of anorexia
suicide and MODS
most common eating disorder
binge eating disorder
pica in adults occurs with what time of disorders
learning disabilities
eating disorder with lowest female to male ratio
binge eating disorder
medication most useful for binge/purge behaviors in bulemia
fluoxetine
substance that causes relaxed/tranquil then drowsiness, dizziness, nausea
GHB
substance causing RTA along with diffuse brain atrophy
toluene (inhalants)
what class of medications potentiates the effect of inhalants?
benzodiazepines
BAL level with ataxia, nystagmus, slurred speech
100-200
describe reward circuit
VTA to nucleus accumbens via dopaminergic neurons
vertical nystagmus, which substance use?
PCP
caffeine has antagonism at what receptor
adenosine
gambling disorder is associated with which personality disorder
paranoid personality disorder
gambling affects how many people in the US
1 million
herbal incense acts on which receptor
cannabinoid
insight oriented therapy in a gambler after how long duration?
3 months
ingestion of what gives false positive for BZD?
sertraline
opiates inhibit cAMP-dependent phosphorylation where?
locus ceruleus
pathological gambling most associated with which axis I disorder?
MDD
testosterone above what dose increases mania risk?
300 mg
stimulant-induced craving for drugs medicated by which neurotransmitter?
glutamate
lowest dose of methadone to induce cross tolerance blockade of opiates?
80-120 mg
last area to be affected for physician with a substance use disorder
job performance
what substance increases muscle mass by increasing growth hormone?
GHB
substance that has most reinforcing effect?
cocaine
is loss of a parent before 15 y/o a risk factor for gambling disorder?
yes
initial treatment for PCP intoxication?
urine acidifcation (remember RTA)
withdrawal of what substance gives vivid and unpleasant dreams?
strimulants
how do amphetamines exert their effect?
by releasing catecholamines from the neuron
“how many drinks can you hold” test
TWEAK
highest sensitivity test for assessing alcohol use disorder?
TWEAK
which personality disorder: projection, withdrawal, and controlling behavior
paranoid PD
which personality disorder: fantasy and withdrawal
schizoid PD
which personality disorder: idealism, omnipotence, rationalization
narcissistic PD
which personality disorder: repression, dissociation, externalization of emotion
histrionic PD
Kohut’s theory of personality is based on believing what?
that an individual has need for empathic interaction with self-objects
Kernberg’s theory of personality believed what?
idealization is a defense against rage, envy, contempt, and devaluation
Person who created interpersonal circumplex or interpersonal circle
Timothy Leary
Five-factor model of personality?
NEOAC