Psych

Question 1

First rank symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 1

Auditory hallucinations
Delusional perception
Passivity phenomena
Thought abnormalities

Question 2

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 2

Hallucinations, thought abnormalities, delusional perception, passivity, ideas of reference, persecutory delusions

Question 3

Negative signs of schizophrenia?

Answer 3

Alogia/poverty of speech
Anhedonia
Affective blunting
Avolition (reduced motivation)

Question 4

Monitoring for Clozapine?

Answer 4

FBC, Blood clozapine, lipids, weight, fasting glucose

Question 5

Treatment for tardive dyskinesia?

Answer 5

Tetrabenazine

Question 6

What is preferred over chlordiazepoxide for patients with liver cirrhosis?

Answer 6

Lorazepam

Question 7

What if miss clozapine doses for 48 hours?

Answer 7

Re-titrate the dose

Question 8

Example of tardive dyskinesia?

Answer 8

Lip smacking

Question 9

Example of acute dystonia?

Answer 9

Oculogyric crisis?

Question 10

Treatment for acute dystonia?

Answer 10

Procyclidine

Question 11

What is Akathisia?

Answer 11

Restlessness

Question 12

Treatment for akathisia?

Answer 12

Propranolol

Question 13

Features of voices in schizophrenia?

Answer 13

Third person, hearing her own thoughts spoken aloud, running commentary

Question 14

Non blood test monitoring of Olanzapine?

Answer 14

Weight
BMI
Waist size
ECG
BP

Question 15

Blood tests for alcohol dependence?

Answer 15

GGT - gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
MCV
CDT - carbohydrate deficient transferrin

All raised