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clozaril SE’s

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  • weight gain/metabolic syndrome

- moderate risk of prolonged QTc

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second generation antipsychotic least associated with weight gain

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  • Abilify
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Second generation antipsychotics vs first generation antipsychotics

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Less risk of EPS

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EPS is

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dystonia, akathisia, parkinsonism (dopamine deficiency)

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Management of social anxiety disorder (social phobia)

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  • SSRI

- CBT

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What is an adequate trial of an SSRI

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6 weeks

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Management of SSRI non responder

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Stop SSRI, switch to another antidepressant

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Management of patient who partially responds to an SSRI

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Continue SSRI + Augment with a second agent

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first line for borderline personality disorder

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  • psychotherapy (dialectical behavioral therapy)
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Borderline personality disorder features

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  • unstable relationships
  • mood instability (mood swings and mood reactivity)
  • recurrent suicidal behaviors
  • self mutilation and threats of self mutilation
  • chronic feelings of emptiness
  • transient paranoia
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First line treatments for bipolar 1 disorder

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  • quetiapine
  • lurasidone
  • olanzapine + fluoxetine
  • lithium
  • lamictal
  • valproate
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Management of tardive dyskinesia

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  • discontinue causative medication if feasible
  • *IF continued antipsychotic is required –> switch to second-generation antipsychotic
  • treatment = valebnazine or deutetrabenazine
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sporotrichosis clinical features + biopsy features

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  • nodule forms, which typically ulcerates or can remain nodular, then more proximal lesions develop in a lymphatic chain
  • clear fluid drained
  • no adenopathy or other signs of infection
  • granulomatous inflammation
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tularemia clinical features

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  • single erythematous ulcerative lesion with a central eschar + tender regional LAD
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PFTs in primary pulmonary hypertension

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  • typically normal but decreased diffusion capacity
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physical exam + clinical features of pulmonary HTN

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  • left parasternal lift, right ventricular heave
  • loud P2, right-sided S3
  • pan systolic murmur of TR
  • **JVD, ascites, peripheral edema, hepatomegaly
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Presentation + labs for APAP toxicity

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  • markedly elevated liver enzymes or acute liver failure
  • may say concurrent intake of CYP450 meds (phenytoin or bactrim) or chronic alcoholic (additional RF)
  • subtle at first (asymptomatic or mildly altered with nausea and vomiting, then become progressively lethargic)
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Presentation + labs for liver abscess

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  • fever + RUQ pain

- elevated liver enzymes but not in thousands

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acute hep c presentation

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  • often asymptomatic

- rarely causes liver failure

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Management of SSRI withdrawal syndrome

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  • restart SSRI and then gradually taper
    OR
    substitute an equivalent dose of long-acting fluoxetine
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Diagnosis of depression in cancer patients

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  • non somatic symptoms (loss of interest, worthlessness, suicidality)
  • guilt over being a burden to family, thinking about death are not reliable because they are common among cancer patients
  • Depression in cancer patients is under-recognized and underrated
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Acute stress disorder presentation + feature differentiating it from PTSD

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  • within 4 weeks of a traumatic event (PTSD is over 1 month)

- similar to PTSD: re-experiencing of event + hyperarousal + avoidance behaviors + nightmares

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Management of elderly male with depression

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IF RF’s for suicide (widowed, living alone, hopelessness, access to firearms) –> psych hospitalization

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Suicide risk from beta blockers

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  • association with depression hasn’t been supported by research
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First and second line treatment of anorexia

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First line: CBT + nutritional rehabilitation

Second line: olanzapine

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Bulimia vs binge-eating disorder

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  • bulimia = inappropriate compensatory behavior
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When pharmacotherapy is indicated for anorexia

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  • only when people don’t respond to nutritional rehab and psychotherapy
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Postpartum depression vs blues

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postpartum depression = 2 or more weeks + meeting SIGECAPS criteria

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MMSE scoring + caveat

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less than 24 = dementia

*highly educated patients can have normal scores

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First line treatment of PTSD

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  • trauma focused CBT
  • SSRIs or SNRIs
  • not atypical antidepressants or wellbutrin
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Treatment of akathisia

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  • Dose reduce antipsychotic if possible

- beta blockers or benzos

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Indications for hospitalization with diverticulitis

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  • high fever or high white count
  • poor oral intake
  • significant comoborbidities
  • immunosuppressed
33
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Options for inpatient diverticulitis antibiotic treatmnet

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zosyn
CTX + flagyl
quinolone + flagyl

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Other features of PTSD

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  • dissociative symptoms (don’t confuse with depersonalization-derealization disorder)
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antidepressants that don’t effect sexual function

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  • bupropion

- mirtazapine

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Features of transient global amnesia vs. dissociative amnesia

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  • transient global amnesia = transient impaired anterograde memory (can’t form any new memories)
  • dissociative amnesia = loss of autobiographical memory (no ability to remember details about self or family)
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treatment of pelvic organ prolapse

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  • vaginal pessary

- pelvic floor muscle exercises

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Panic disorder management

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  • acute: benzos

- maintenance: SSRI + CBT

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