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1
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What SSRI causes increased QT ? What anti-psych causes increased QT?

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Citalopram

Haloperidol

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What SSRI do you use for post-MI depression?

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Sertraline

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What antidepressant do you give children and adults first line?

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Fluoxetine

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What antidepressant can cause congenital malformations?

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Paroxetine

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What do you never give with SSRIs? Why?

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MAOis - increased risk for serotonin syndrome

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6
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What is erotomania?

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Delusion famous person loves them

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7
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How do you manage mania in primary care?

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Refer urgently to CMHT

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Examples of tarditive kinesia

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Blink excessively, pout, chewing

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9
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Blood gases for bulimia

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Hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis

Hypokalaemia as well

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10
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Metabolic side effects of antipsych

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Dislipidaemia, glycemic, DM

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Manage patients with poor compliance to oral anti-psych

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Switch to once a month injections

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12
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Manage antidepressants before ECT

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Reduce dose but don’t stop

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13
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Peak for seizures and delirium after alcohol withdrawal

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36 hours

72 hours

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14
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How do you diagnose schizophrenia?

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2 of: 
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized / catatonic behaviour, negative symptoms
1 has to be one of the first 3
Ongoing for 6+ months 
Not explained by any other condition
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15
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5 subtypes of schiz

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  1. Paranoid (+ symptoms)
  2. Disorganized (hebenephric)
  3. Catatonic
  4. Undifferentiated
  5. Residual
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16
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What are features of paranoid schizophrenia?

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Positive symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, thought disorder/disorganized speech

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17
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What are the features of disorganized schizophrenia?

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Disorganized speech, behaviour, flat/inappropriate affect

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What are the features of catatonic schizophrenia?

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Immobile, maintained rigid posture, resist movement
Echolalia/praxis
Rocking, nail biting

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3 spectrum schiz disorders

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  1. Schizoaffective: schiz + bipolar
  2. Schizopheniform: shorter duration
  3. Schizotypal: impacted social/interpersonal skills, magical thinking, bizzare fantasies
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20
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Features of alcohol withdrawal by hour

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6-12: anxiety, tremor, tachycardia, sweat

36: seizures
72: delirium, coarse tremor, tachycardia, hallucinations, fever

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21
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Acute management of alcohol withdrawal

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BZD: chlordiazepoxide / diazepam (lorazepam if hepatic failure)

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22
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Maintaining alcohol abstinence treat

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Disulfram: causes severe reaction if they drink - throw up!!
Acamprosate: reduces craving

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Features of opioid misuse

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Pinpoint pupils, needle marks, rhinorrhea, watering eyes, yawning

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24
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Opioid overdose treat

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IV/IM naloxone

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25
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Manage opioid dependence with what drugs

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  1. Methadone

2. Buprenorphine

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26
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How long do you monitor opioid dependence treatment

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4 weeks in hospital or 12 weeks if in community

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27
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ECT is useful for

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Severe depression

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28
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Absolute contraindication to ECT

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ICP increased

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29
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Side effects of ECT

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Headache, nausea, memory problems, cardiac arrhythmia

30
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Othello’s syndrome

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Partner is cheating no proof

31
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What is Wernick’s encephalopathy?

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Neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamine deficiency (B1)

32
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Who gets Wernicke’s?

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Alcoholics, extreme throw up, stomach cancer, dietary deficiency

33
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Wernicke’s triad

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  1. Opthalmoplegia/nystagmus
  2. Ataxia
  3. Confusion
34
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2 other features of Wernicke’s

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Petechial haemorrhages in brain

Peripheral sensory neuropathy

35
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Tests for Wernicke’s

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Decreased RBC transketolase

MRI

36
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What is korsakoff’s ?

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Wernicke’s +:
Anterograde amnesia
Retrograde amnesia
Confabulation

37
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What is impaired in Wernicke’s / Korsakoff’s?

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Medial thalamus and mammillary of hypothalamus

38
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Treat akathisia

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Propanolol

39
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Treat acute dystonia

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Procyclidine

40
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Treat tar dive dyskinesia

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Tetrabenazine

41
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Severe OCD treat

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SSRI and CBT

42
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Lithium with increased WBC

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Normal - leave it !

43
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How long do you continue antidepressants for?

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6 months

44
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ECT is clinically indicated for who?

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A catatonic patient with severe depression

45
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TCAs cause _____ incontinence

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Overflow

46
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Having a high/low IQ is linked to a good prognosis for schizophrenia

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High

47
Q

AMTS for dementia has to be

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8

48
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Next steps when you suspect dementia

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Blood tests to rule out B12 and folate and thyroid function
Urine dip
Referral to memory clinic

49
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What ECG finding is more common in patients with severe anorexia?

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Prolonged QT - due to hypokalaemia

50
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Alzheimer’s post-mortem

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Widespread cerebral atrophy

51
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How long does it take for antidepressants to work?

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2-4 weeks

52
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What is the mechanism of action for atypical antipsychotics?

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Inhibition of 5HT2 and D2 receptors

53
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St. John’s wort on COCP

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Reduces the effect due to enzyme induction

54
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Which dopaminergic areas does haloperidol act on?

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Mesolimbic and mesocortical

55
Q

________ pathway is responsible for the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and the ________ pathway is responsible for the negative symptoms

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Mesolimbic, mesocortical

56
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Relative risk calculation

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Experimental event rate/control event rate

57
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Orthostatic hypotension is a side effect of which anti-psychotic drugs?

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Typical

58
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Single most important screening test before starting olanzapine

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Blood glucose

59
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Don’t use BZD in

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Panic disorder

60
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Don’t use propanolol in

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Anxiety disorder

61
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What drug reduces your seizure threshold?

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Clozapine

62
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Side effects of anti-psychotic medications

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Sedation, weight gain, reduced seizure, increased QT, increased prolactin, impaired glucose, neuroleptic

63
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SNRIs can cause what?

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Hypertension

64
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SSRIs side effect to look for

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Hyponaturemia

65
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Lithium measure when?

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12 hours post dose
Weekly after starting or changing dose until levels are stable
Then 3 monthly

66
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Patient comes in with dizziness, increased anxiety, and electric shocks

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SSRI discontinuation

67
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Can you stop SSRIs all at once?

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No, need to over 4 week period

68
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Patient comes in with elevated levels of clozapine, what can cause this?

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Smoking cessation

69
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Clozapine GI symptom

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Chronic constipation

70
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Flight of ideas is characteristic of

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Mania

71
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Lithium endocrine

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Hyperparathyroid and hypothyroid

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