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MSE Flashcards

1
Q

What type of exam is this

A

observational

not just what the patient tells you but what clinical judgement can arise from it

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2
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What important aspect of a mental state exam is missing from the MSE but must be carried out separately

A

cognition

use a mini mental state or the 4AT - 4AT is more reliable

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3
Q

what do you not need to include in your results for the MSE

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why the patient is behaving the way they are

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4
Q

Mnemonic for the MSE

A 
Annie 
Always 
Behaves 
Correctly 
Inwardly but 
Strangely 
To 
People outwardly
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5
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Annie =

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Appearance

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Always =

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Affect and mood

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Strangely =

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Speech

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Behaves =

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Behaviour

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Correctly =

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Cognition

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10
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Inwardly =

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Insight

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To =

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Thought

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12
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People =

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Perception

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13
Q

How to describe affect

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blunted
unreactive
reactive
neutral

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14
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blunted affect

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schizophrenia

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15
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unreactive affect

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depression

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16
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reactive affect

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bipolar

17
Q

neutral affect

A

normal range `

18
Q

how to assess someones cognition

A

orientation - where/why/who
concentration - months of the year backwards
memory - coherent Hx? retrograde and antegrade (remember these four numbers)

19
Q

How to describe mood

A 
low
anxious 
elated 
euthymic 
irritable 
- its important to consider a persons base line mood when doing this - 'how are you feeling today'

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