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Perinatal and elderly Flashcards

1
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What suggests depression over dementia in the elderly

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Short history
Worried about the memory loss
Biological symptoms
Global memory loss as opposed to short term memory loss

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How is alzheimers classified

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Based on MMSE score
Mild AD- 21-26
Moderate 10-20
Severe- Less than 10

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How is mild/moderate dementia treated

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With anticholinesterase inhibitor- donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine
If these are not tolerated use- memantine

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How is severe dementia treated

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First line NMDA antagonist- memantine

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How would behavioral disturbances be treated in dementia

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Sedatives- haloperidol, sodium valproate

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Signs of childhood neglect in children

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Disinhibited social engagement disorder- indiscriminate sociability where wander off and approach strangers
Reactive attachment disorder- failure to seek and accept comfort from parents

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What is leading cause of death in 1 year after pregnancy

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Suicide

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When do you refer patients postnatally with mental illness

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Anxiety- affects day to day function with disproportionate worrying about the baby
Eating disorder- active symptoms
Affective- weight loss, disinterest in baby hypomania
Psychotic- emergency referral

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When does postnatal psychosis present

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Within first 2 weeks

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Risk factor for post partum psychosis

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1st pregnancy
Previous episode
Family history
Affective disorders- Bipolar (worse in type 1), schizoaffective

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Presentation of postnatal psychosis

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Normally anxiety to begin with
Paranoid psychosis
Mania
Rapidly changing mood

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Which antipsychotics do women respond better to

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Typical

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Management of postnatal psychosis

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Assess under MHA
Urgently treat with antipsychotics
Aim to keep mother with baby
Admission to mother and baby unit for 1 to 1 nursing supervision

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14
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When do baby blues appear

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Last up to 48 hours
Occurs within 10 days- peak 4/5 days

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What is neonatal adaptation syndrome

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When babies are exposed to SSRI/SNRI during pregnancy

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Presentation of neonatal adaptation syndrome

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Jitteriness
Resp depression
Difficulty feeding and sleeping
Irritability

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Best antidepressants in pregnancy

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Sertraline is first line
Second line- TCAs
- amitryptylline
- imipramine
- nortriptylline

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18
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What is worst thing can do with antidepressants in pregnancy

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Stop abruptly- continuing safely

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19
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Which antipsychotic should be avoided in pregnancy

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Risperidone as risk of cardiac malformation and spontaneous abortion

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Bipolar management in pregnancy

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If get pregnant switch gradually to an antipsychotic

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If pregnant what is advised for depression in BPAD

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Olanzapine and fluoxetine

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What psychological drugs should be avoided in a breastfeeding woman

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Clozapine
Carbamezepine
Lithium

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23
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Triad for LBD

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Confusion
Visual hallucinations
Parkinsonism signs

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24
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How is post natal depression screened for

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At first post natal meeting ask 2 questions
- low mood
- anhedonia
If one is yes then undertake the edinburgh postnatal depression scale

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25
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Inheritance of huntingtons

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Autosomal dominant
Trinucleotide repeat of HTT gene

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26
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How does huntingtons present

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Choreic moves
Low mood
Memory problems

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27
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What happens if give a LBD patinet an anti-psychotic drug

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Symptoms worsen

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Management of LBD pharmacologically

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Offer donepezil or rivastigmine
If not successful or tolerated use galamantine

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29
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Pharmacological management of picks disease

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None

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30
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Poor prognosis factors in alzheimers

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Young onset
Male
Behavioural issues

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Poor prognosis factors in alzheimers

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Young onset
Male
Behavioural issues

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32
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Why cant give parkinsonism drugs in LBD

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Make hallucinations worse

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33
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What is pseudodementia

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When depression causes you to slow down cognitively meaning you appear to have dementia

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Management of post natal depression

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Assess with PHQ9 or edinburgh post natal depression tool
If mild/moderate
- facilitated self help
- if history of severe depression still give medication

If moderate/severe
- offer CBT or antidepressant if does not want CBT and understands risk
- sertraline first line then TCA

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35
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What must do before giving SSRI or TCA in post natal depression

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Make sure no renal issues with baby or premature if going to breastfeed

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36
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Rfx for PND

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Younger age
Unwanted pregnancy
Social support poor
Unemployed

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Best antipsychotics in pregnancy

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Quetiapine
Olanzapine
Chlorpromazine
Haloperidol

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Neonatal consequences to look out for of maternal SSRI use

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PPHN
Neonatal withdrawal syndrome
Cardiac malformations

39
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Ct change seen in alzheimers

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Atrophy of medial temporal lobe (hippocampus)

40
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What neurones are lost in alzheimers

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Cholingergic

41
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What are in lewy bodies

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Alpha synuclein
Ubiquitin

42
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Where are lewy bodies in parkinsons versus LBD

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Parkinsons- substantia nigra
LBD- cortical areas in particular frontal lobe as well as substantia nigra

43
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MRI of lewy body dementia

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Same as dementia- atropy of medial temporal lobe

44
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How to differentiate LBD and alzheimers on imaging

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Do a DAT scan which shows presence of dopamine trnasportation
It is a lot lower in LBD and parkinsons dementia

45
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Imaging findings of fronto-temporal dementia

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CT normal
PET or SPECT (single photon emission computerised topography) will show hypometabolism in frontal lobe

46
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What investigations do for initial dementia

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Bloods
- FBC, glucose, U&Es, Ca, B12, folate, HbA1c, lipids, VDRL and HIV
Imaging
- normal practise to do a CT/MRI

47
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Management of dementia

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Memory clinic- MDT
- social workers
- OT
- psychologist
- neurologists who may prescribe medication
- enocurage activities to stimulate minds

48
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When do you use memantine

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Contraindication/ intolerance to acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in mild/moderate dementia
Can add to acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in moderate dementia
Severe dementia first line

49
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What is NMDA

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Glutamate receptor

50
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In dementia how is driving managed

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Need to contact DVLA and insurance
Assessed on individual basis
Reviewed annually

51
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What is it when have dementia like symptoms but still able to function independantly

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Mild cognitive impairment- cognitive effects still not having significant effect on daily life

52
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How are behavioural and psychiatric disorders in dementia screened for

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Neuropsychiatry inventory questionnaire (NPI-Q)

53
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What is most common mental illness in the elderly

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Depression

54
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How to treat depression in elderly

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CBT less effective but is a possibility
Treat with antidepressants- sertraline or mirtazapine

55
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First line antidepressants for elderly population

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Sertraline or mirtazapine

56
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How use antipressants in elderly

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Use higher doses
Treat for longer

57
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What is problem of antidepressants in elderly

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Increased risk of falls, GI bleeding, hyponatraemia
Dont work if cognitively impaired

58
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Do antidepressants work in dementia

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No better than placebo and have side effects
Placebo effect works however

59
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When use antidepressants in dementia

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If severe
Needs to be balanced with side effects

60
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What is superior treatment for depression in dementia

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ECT

61
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When use ECT for depresssion in dementia

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Risk of suicide
Other treatments have failed

62
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Problem of ECT in dementia

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Risk of GA
Memory loss

63
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How is depression with psychosis treated in elderly

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Anti-depressant with anti-psychotic
ECT if severe

64
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Mania treatment in elderly

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Find organic cause
Stop antidepressant
Normal mania treatment
Mood stabiliser for life

65
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How is bipolar depression treated in elderly

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Quetiapine or lamotrigine

66
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Management of anxiety in elderly

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SSRI/CBT first line
Second line- venlafaxine or mirtazapine second line

67
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In elderly what is most common psychotic disorder diagnosis

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Delusional disorder

68
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In the elderly population how does psychosis tend to present

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Persecutory delusions
Mutlimodal hallucinations- visual, tactile, auditory

69
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Problems of anti-psychotics in the elderly

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Levels are higher in the blood as longer half-life
Increased risk of side effects

70
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How give anti-psychotics in the elderly

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Low doses and increase very slowly

71
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Anti-psychotics give in elderly

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Amisulpride, olanzapine or risperidone

72
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How do behaviorual and psychological symptoms in dementia present

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Agitation
Psychosis
Mood disorder

73
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What need to rule out first as cause of behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia

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Pain
Delirium

74
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Which anti-psychotic used for psychotic symptoms in dementia

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Risperidone

75
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What are treatment options for behaviorual and psychological symptoms in dementia

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Analgesia
Anti-depressants
Risperidone
Memantine
Do according to presentation

76
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If develop mania as elderly person, what is typical preceeding history

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Multiple depressive episodes

77
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If elderly person presents with psychosis symptoms for a few months with no history what is diagnosis

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Very late onset schizophrenia like psychosis

78
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Very late onset schizophrenia like psychosis

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Occurs in people who live alone and isolated
Partition delusions- whereby substances or people can pass through materials

79
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Management of very late onset schizophrenia like psychosis

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Anti-psychotics used but not very effective
Social activities recommended- befriending etc

80
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Why are higher doses of diazepam needed in the elderly

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It is fat soluble and higher amounts of fat tissue in the elderly

81
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Presentation of normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Ataxia
Incontinent
Dementia

82
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Treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

83
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How long does edinburgh postnatal depression questionnaire ask you to account for

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7 days

84
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If man presents with vomiting on donepezil what do

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Change to memantine

85
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How is LBD diagnosed compared to parkinsons

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Cognitive impairment occurs within 1 year of onset of motor symptoms

86
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What is name of hallucination when see little creatures

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Lilliputian

87
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What Edinburgh post natal score suggests a depressive illness

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Above 13

88
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Aetiology of fronto-temporal dementia

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Loss of neurones in frontal and temporal lobes

89
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CT findings in normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Enlarged ventricles
Absent sulci

90
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What is semantic dementia and how present``

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A type of frontotemporal dementia
Presents in younger people where struggle to name something you see or hear

91
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First line anti-psychotics in PND

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Sertraline and paroxetine

92
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What must be done before starting an anti-cholinesterase

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ECG to rule out long QT or bradycardia

93
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Contraindications to anti-cholinesterases

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Long QT
Bradycardia under 50

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