Organic BS

Question 1

Organic brain syndromes are due to disorders of the _____

Answer 1

cerebrum

Question 2

_____ : inability to think with usual speed and clarity.

Answer 2

confusion

Question 3

_____ hallucinations are more often seen in organic brain syndromes, while ____ hallucinations are more often seen in psychiatric conditions

Answer 3

visual

auditory

Question 4

____ is a decrease in intellectual and cognitive function without affecting level of consciousness or _____

Answer 4

dementia, perception

Question 5

____ is the loss of the ability to form memories despite an alert state of mind

Answer 5

amnesia

Question 6

____ is special type of confusion; seen as disorder perceptions, terrifying hallucinations, and bizarre dreams

Answer 6

delirum

Question 7

Delerium is usually associated with marked ______ activity

Answer 7

psychomotor

Question 8

___ term memory is more vulnerable to disease than _____ term memory

Answer 8

short

long

Question 9

______ = fabrication of events to cover the loss of memory

Answer 9

confabulation

Question 10

Disturbances of emotion, mood, impulse, and affect typically indicate ____ problems

Answer 10

psychiatric

Question 11

confusion + agitation =

Answer 11

delerium

Question 12

“what would you do if…” tests patient _____

Answer 12

insight

Question 13

In regards to orientation, ____ goes first while _____ goes last

Answer 13

time, person

Question 14

serial sevens tests _____ ability`

Answer 14

calculation

Question 15

Inflammation from infectious meningitis and encephalitis can cause secondary _____ leading to acute confusion

Answer 15

vasospasm

Question 16

congestive heart failure causes ____, leading to acute confusion

Answer 16

anoxia

Question 17

Delerium is often associated with very _____ _____, such as typhoid, rheumatic, pneumonia, or septicemia

Answer 17

high fever

Question 18

_____ or _____ is used to treat delirium tremens

Answer 18

sedation, benzodiazepenes

Question 19

Subarachnoid hemorrhages cause delirium because blood is an ____

Answer 19

irritant

Question 20

hypothyroidism and cushing’s syndrome can cause _____

Answer 20

dementia

Question 21

Deficiencies in vitamins B ___ and ____ can also cause dementia

Answer 21

3, 12

Question 22

Schilder’s disease can cause dementia and _______

Answer 22

spastic weakness

Question 23

Huntington’s disease can cause dementia and ______

Answer 23

choreoathetosis

Question 24

Tay-sach’s disease and other lipid storage disorders can cause dementia, _____ seizures, ______ and ______

Answer 24

myoclonic
blindness
spasticity

Question 25

Myoclonic epilepsy and Prion diseasecan cause dementia and _____

Answer 25

diffuse myoclonus

Question 26

Pick disease is seen by atrophy in the ____ and ____ lobles

Answer 26

frontal, temporal