Lange - Child Flashcards
Rumination disorder? Demographics?
May present with?
Repeated regurgitation and rechewing food for a period of at least one month. Normal functioning soon follows
Infants who have a variety of caretakers in an unstable environment
Drooling undigested liquids and lack of appropriate weight gain
Most common method by which adolescents attempt suicide? Die by suicide?
Drug overdose; firearms
To confirm diagnosis of rumination disorder, need to rule out? With what test?
Associated gastrointestinal conditions (esophageal pH measurement)
Infant presents with eating dirt. Order this test?
lead level (due to pica)
Coprolalia vs coprophagia?
Repetitive speaking of obscene words versus eating feces
Most common cause of florid visual hallucinations in a child?
Substance induced psychotic disorder via ingestion
Most common psychiatric emergency in children and adolescents?
Suicidal behavior
Sign that is more common in children with major depression than adolescence with major depression?
Psychomotor agitation
Most common address effects associated with DDAVP?
Headaches and nausea
DDAVP versus ADH?
No presser effects
Objective physical sign in Rett disorder?
Normal head circumference at birth, followed by a deceleration of head growth after five months of age
First-line treatment for Tourette’s disorder? Benefits?
Clonidine»_space;> Pimozide and haloperidol
#Limited side effect profile #Controls symptoms of ADHD and OCD (two frequently associated choir morbid disorders)
Medication class associated with an increased risk of developing tics?
Stimulants
Most common predisposing factors for mental retardation?
Alterations in embryonic development (chromosomal changes) or prenatal damage (maternal alcohol consumption)
