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General 4 Flashcards

1
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severe dysarthria and bilateral voluntary paralysis of lower cranial nerves

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anterior operculum (bilateral)

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2
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lamotrigine causes this birth defect

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cleft lip/palate

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3
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prevalence of illness anxiety disorder

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1-5%

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4
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rate of suicide in PTSD

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20%

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5
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hemiplegic migraine caused by mutations in

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Ca channel

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6
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post modern therapy

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how to get out of problem, rather than how they got into it

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7
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experiential Humanist approach to therapy

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helps the pt get out of a persistent narrow role by encouraging connective emotional experiences in the here and now

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8
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common ADHD scales

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SNAP-IV, Vanderbilt, Conners

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9
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how does pregabalin work?

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Ca channel antagonist

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10
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clonidine MOA

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presynaptic alpha-2 receptors

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11
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dopamine receptor hypothesis (SCZ)

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increased receptor density and occupancy

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12
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mirtazapine MOA

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alpha-2 and 5-HT antagonist

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13
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buspirone MOA

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5HT-1A partial agonist at postsynaptic receptors; D2,D3,D4 presynaptic antagonist; alpha 1 partial agonist

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14
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drawing conclusions without enough evidence

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arbitrary inference

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15
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taking one bad event and letting it color your whole experience

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selective abstraction

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16
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depression and REM sleep

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increased REM latency, INCREASED REM total, reversal of REM to early in night

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17
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conditioning that stimulus paired with reward or punishment

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operant

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18
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conditioning that involves pairing conditioned stimulus (bell–neutral) with unconditioned stimulus (food)

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classical; unconditioned response is salivation

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19
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how many sx for panic attacks?

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4

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20
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gender most affected in lithium induced hypothyroidism

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women

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21
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sumatriptan MOA

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5-HT1D and 5-HT1B agonist

22
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common with ASD

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anxiety disorders

23
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pain fibers involved in acupuncture and TMS

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A-delta fibers

24
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conduct first pain

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A-delta fibers

25
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conduct second pain (dull)

26
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large fibers that transmit touch

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A-beta fibers

27
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who described triangulation?

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Murray Bowen

28
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age assoc with somatic sx disorder

29
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treatment for kleptomania

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SSRIs and lithium

30
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when to intervene for carotid stenosis

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symptomatic: 70%; asymptomatic 80%

31
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EMG: “dive bomber” battern

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myoclonic dystrophy

32
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EMG: small short unit potentials

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myositis or myopathy

33
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EMG: decreased recruitment in a segmental pattern

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radiculopathy

34
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polymyositis vs inclusion body myositis

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poly has PROXIMAL weakness

35
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rate limiting step in dopamine synthesis

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tyrosine hydroxylase

36
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converts tyrosin to L dopa

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tyrosine hydroxylase

37
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converts L dopa to dopamine

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dopamin decarboxylase

38
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converts dopamine to NE

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dopamine beta hydroxylase

39
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converts NE to epinephrine

40
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Ganser’s syndrome

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form of malingering by “talking past the point”

41
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learned helplessness developed by

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Martin Seligman

42
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tropical spastic paresis

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progressive myelopathy associated with HTLV-1

43
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amphetamines in urine

44
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alcohol in urine

45
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therapy for trichotillomania and tics

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habit reversal therapy

46
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sleep changes in elderly

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less REM total (shorter, more frequent episodes); decreased amplitude of NREM

47
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criteria for late onset SCZ

48
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RLS sx must last how long

49
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longest half-life of non BZD hypnotic

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Lunesta (eszopiclone) 6 hrs

50
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shortest half life of non BZD hypnotic

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Sonata (zaleplon) 1 hr

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