Practice Questions 2 Flashcards
What percentage of elderly patients with delirium will go on to develop dementia?
5%
How many elderly patients have delirium on admission?
10-15%
How many elderly patients develop delirium in hospital?
10-50%
Prevalence of dementtia in >65?
5%
Incidence of paraphrenia in >65
1-2%
Prevalence of depression >65
10-15%
What is late onset schizophrenia?
> 40
What is very late onset schizophrenia?
> 60
Features of cortical dementia
Aphasia
Acalculia
Significant memory loss
Wat does CAMDEX incorporate?
Blessed dementia rating scale
MMSE
Haschinki Ischaemia Indiex
Which scale is used to screen for dementia in LD?
DMR
Most important risk factor for paraphrenia?
Female gender
M:F ratio of paraphrenia?
1:4-9
Which antipsychotics is contraindicated in the elderly who are psychotic and have cognitive impairment?
Risperidone
Olanzapine
Good prognostic factors of Alzheimers?
Later onset
Female
No behavioural sx
Lack of depressive episodes
In which type of dementia is use of antidepressants often poor?
Vascular
Most prevalent anxiety disorder in the elderly?
Phobias
Risk of alzheimers in general population
5%
Which test is frequently used to test executive functioning?
Tower of Hanoi
Usual dose of Donepezil
10mg OD
Usual dose of Rivastigmine
6mg BD
Usual dose of Rivastigmine transdermal patch
9.5mg/24 hours
Usual dose of Galantamine
12mg BD
Usual dose of Memantine
10mg BD
CJD EEG
Generalised periodic 1-2 Hz sharp waves
How many people with sporadic CJD show EEG changes?
90%
How many people with vCJD show EEG changes?
0
EEG changes in HSE
Episodic discharges are recurring every 1-3 seconds with variable focal waves over the temporal areas.
EEG changes in Huntingtons
Initial loss of alpha; later flattened trace.
EEG changes in hepatic encephelopathy
Diffuse generalized slowing. Triphasic waves: 1.5 to 3.0 per second high-voltage slow waves especially in hepatic encephalopathy
Where is Prenisillen Gene 1?
Chromosome 14
Where is APOE4 gene?
Chromosome 19
Which antidementia drug can cause confusion and hallucinations?
Memantine
Which antidementia drug works on Nicotine receptors?
Galantamine
Which dementia drug is safest to give in patients with co-morbidities?
Rivastigmine
Which antidementia drug is a reversible noncompetitive inhibitor of Ach receptors?
Rivastigmine
Duration criteria for Tourettes
12 months
How do drugs work for Tourettes?
D2 antagonism at basal ganglia
Prevalence of ADHD in the UK?
2-5%
1st line medication for Tourettes
Clonidine
2nd line medication for Tourettes
Topirimate
3rd line medication for Tourettes
Haloperidol
M:F for ADHD
4:1
Prevalence of MI in adolescents
15-20%
Duration criteria for sibling rivalry disorder
Within 6/12 of the birth
Which drug is now specifically contraindicated in children and adolescents due to increased risk of suicide?
Paroxetine
How many children with CD develop antisocial PD?
50%
Most common co-morbid psych disorder in ADHD?
ODD
How many children with ADHD have ODD?
30-50%
How many children with ADHD have CD?
25%
How many children with ADHD have anxiety?
15%
First line Rx for bulimia
CBT
When is Atomoxetine preferable to Methylphenidate for ADHD in kids?
Stimulant abuse
Tics present
Prevalence of depression <18?
20%
Best anti-depressant for OCD in kids
Sertraline
How many 15-16 year olds admit to DSH?
6.9%
What are the PDDs in DSM V?
Autism
Retts
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
PDD-not specified
M:F for Aspergers
9:1
M:F for Tourettes
3:1
M:F of written disorder
3:1
Prevalence of written disorder
3-8%
Monitoring for valproate in children
6 monthyl height & weight, LFTs and FBCs
Monitoring for methylphenidate in children
3 monthyl then 6 monthly height & weight, BP & HR
Prevalence of depression in LD
2-4%
How many people with LD have mild lD?
85%
How many people with LD have moderate LD?
10%
How many people with LD have severe LD?
4%
How many people with LD have profound LD?
1-2%