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1
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When can a power of attorney be put in place?

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Before capacity is lost

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2
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When is a power of attorney activated?

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When the patient looses capacity

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3
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When is a guardianship order used?

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when a patient no longer has the ability to make decisions about their care and they do not have a power of attorney

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4
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what section of the mental health (care and treatment) act 2003 is nursing holding power?

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299

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5
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How many hours can a patient be held for under the nursing holding powers (299) in SCOTLAND?

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3 hours

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What kind of nurse can use a nursing holding power (299)?

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psych nurse

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What section of the mental health act is an emergency detention certificate?

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5(2)

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8
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Who can use an emergency detention certificate 5(2)?

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FY2 and above

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How long does an emergency detention certificate 5(2) last?

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72 hours

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What can be done under an emergency detention certificate 5(2)?

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Assessment only (NO TREATMENT ALLOWED)

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can an emergency detetion certificate 5(2) be appealed?

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No

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12
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What section of the mental health act is a short term detention certificate?

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Section 2

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13
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Who can put a short term detention certificate in place?

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Psych consultants

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14
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how long does a short term detention certificate last for?

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28 days

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15
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What can be done under a short term detention certificate?

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Treatment

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16
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Can a short term detention certificate be appealed?

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Yes

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17
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what section of the mental health act is a compulsory treatment order under?

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Section 3

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18
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How is a compulsory treatment order obtained?

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Consultants apply for it and then it goes through a tribunal

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19
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how long does a compulsory treatment order last?

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6 months

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20
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Can a compulsory treatment order be extended?

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Yes- by 6 months each time

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21
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What is a section 297

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Police can remove somebody from a public space and take them to a place of safety

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22
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What does dispositional drug tolerance mean?

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There is less drug reaching the active site

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23
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What does functional/pharmacodynamic drug tolerance mean?

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The drug is reaching the active site but is unable to act upon it

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24
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Name the pleasure/reward centre of the brain

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Ventral tegmental

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25
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What is the mechanism of action of cocaine

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Monoamine reuptake inhibitor

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26
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What is the mechanism of action of diazepines?

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GABA agonists (promote all inhibitory systems causing relaxation)

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27
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Name an alcohol screening tool

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CAGE/ FAST or CIW_AR

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28
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What are the features of wernickes encephalopathy?

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confusion, ataxia, nystagmus, ophthalmoplegia

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29
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What are the features of korsakoffs?

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Symptoms of Wernicke’s + memory loss (Alcohol induced ‘dementia’)

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30
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Which drug do you give in alcohol withdrawal to control anxiety and agitation

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Chlordiazepoxide (benzo) or Lorazepam (benzo)

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31
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Which drug to you give to avoid/manage wernicke-korsakoffs?

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Pabrinex (thiamine. vit B1)

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32
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which drug creates a deterrent effect when mixed with alcohol?

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Disulfiram (Antabuse)

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33
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Which drug reduces the reward sensation associated with drinking alcohol?

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Naltrexone

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34
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How long must symptoms persist for before a diagnosis of depression can be made?

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Most of the day, nearly every day for >2 weeks

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35
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Name two tools used to assess depression

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  • Hamilton Depression Rating Score
  • Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
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36
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How long must symptoms persist for before a diagnosis of mania or hypomania can be made?

37
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What is the difference between mania and hypomania?

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Mania causes impaired functioning. Hypomania does not impair functioning.

38
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What is the diagnostic criteria for bipolar I

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At least 1 manic or mixed manic/depressive episode lasting >1 week

39
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What is the diagnostic criteria for bipolar II?

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At least 1 hypomanic + at least 1 depressive episode lasting >1 week

40
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What is the difference between bipolar I and bipolar II

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Bipolar I - severe form with manic episodes
Bipolar II- milder form with hypomanic episodes

41
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What is the diagnostic criteria for cyclothymia?

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Persistent mood instability >2 years

42
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What is cyclothymia?

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Mood instability but not severe enough for a depression diagnosis

43
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What psych disorder has the highest mortality

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Anorexia Nervosa

44
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What is the BMI required for an anorexia diagnosis?

45
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what weight within 6 months loss would raise suspicion of anorexia?

46
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What is the average recovery time for anorexia?

47
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name the antipsychotic drug that is often given to anorexic patients and explain why it is given

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olanzapine (causes hunger and weight gain)

48
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what is the difference between bulimia and binge eating disorder?

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  • Bulimia= binge/purge
  • Binge eating = no purge
49
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What is the diagnostic criteria required for a personality disorder diagnosis?

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personality difficulties for >2Y

50
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Which attachment style is associated with personality disorders?

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Disorganised attachment

51
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What is surgency?

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The liveliness of a baby

52
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What is negative affectivity?

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the extent to which a baby gets upset

53
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what is effortful control?

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How well behaviour can be supressed and controlled

54
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what is the most common cause of psychosis?

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Schizophrenia

55
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What kind of drugs are used to treat schizophrenia?

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Antipsychotics

56
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how long must symptoms have persisted for in order to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

57
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What is the diagnostic criteria for ADHD?

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> 6 months of inattention/hyperactivity

58
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What type of drug is given to treat ADHD?

59
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What is the difference between oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder?

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Oppositional defiant Disorder
- Usually <10 years old
- Mostly related to mood

Conduct Disorder
- Usually >11 years old
- Mostly related to behaviour (law breaking and violence/aggression)

60
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What is the diagnostic criteria for a learning disorder?

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IQ 2 or more standard deviations below the mean (IQ<70)

61
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What is the diagnostic criteria for PTSD

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Hyperarousal, flashbacks & avoidance persisting for more than 4 weeks after the traumatic incident

62
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What does CBT aim to do?

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Change negative patterns of thinking

63
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Can CBT deal with issues from the past?

64
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What do interpersonal therapies aim to do?

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Help depressed people deal with issues within their relationships

65
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What dies moticational interviewing aim to achieve?

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Help people find the motivation to make a positive behavioural change

66
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What is the main feature of Alzheimer’s dementia?

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Gradual loss of memory

67
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What is the main feature of vascular dementia?

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Stepwise decline in memory

68
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What is the main feature of lewy body dementia?

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non-threatening hallucinations

69
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what is the main feature of fronto-temporal dementia (picks disease)?

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Personality change

70
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what would you see in the brain of a patient with alzherimer’s dementia?

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Amyloid Plaques & Tau tangles
Atrophy

71
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How is alzherimer’s dementia treated?

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Mild- treat with ACh inhibitors (donepezil)
Moderate- (treat with glutamate receptor antagonists)

72
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How is dementia assessesd?

73
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How is delerium assessed?

74
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Which psych drugs cause agranulocytosis?

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Carbamazepine and clozapine

75
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Which psych drug reduces the seizure threshold?

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Mirtazepine

76
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Which psych drugs cause massive weight gain

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Olanzepine and mirtazepine

77
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Which psych drug causes a massive increase in serum cholesterol?

A

Mirtazepine

78
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Which drug causes lactation

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Risperidone

79
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Which psych drugs have the biggest risk of extra-pyramidal side effects?

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Typical antipsychotics e.g. haloperidol
(Atypical antipsychotics still carry the risk but it is not as great)

80
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how long can it take to feel the benefit of antidepressants?

81
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What is the correct stepping up of antidepressive therapy?

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SSRI
SNRI
SSRI/SNRI + Mirtazapine OR SSRI/SNRI
Lithium/antipsychotic
MOI
TCA

82
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What is a common side effect seen when initiating antidepressant therapy?

83
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How long should you wait to feel the effect of an antidepressant before you move on to something different?

84
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How long should an antidepressant be taken for?

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After the first depressive episode, continue medications for 6 months to a year
After a second episode, continue medications for 2 years
After a third episode, medication should be given for life

85
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Patient is anxious, depressed AND has neuropathic pain. What are you giving?

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Duloxetine

86
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Describe how lithium levels should be checked

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Check lithium 12 hours after 1st dose, weekly until levels stable then every 3 months. If dose changes, go back to weekly checks until stable.

87
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What else should be checked if a patient is on lithium?

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Check renal and thyroid every 6 months.

88
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What lithium blood level should be aimed for?

89
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Describe the lithium blood levels associated with mild, moderate and severe toxicity

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  • Mild toxicity = 1.5-2.0
  • Moderate toxicity = 2.0-2.5
  • Severe toxicity = >2.5

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