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First rank symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Auditory hallucinations
Delusional perception
Passivity phenomena
Thought abnormalities

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Positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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

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Negative signs of schizophrenia?

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

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Monitoring for Clozapine?

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FBC, Blood clozapine, lipids, weight, fasting glucose

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Treatment for tardive dyskinesia?

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Tetrabenazine

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What is preferred over chlordiazepoxide for patients with liver cirrhosis?

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Lorazepam

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What if miss clozapine doses for 48 hours?

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Re-titrate the dose

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Example of tardive dyskinesia?

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Lip smacking

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Example of acute dystonia?

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Oculogyric crisis

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Treatment for acute dystonia?

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Procyclidine

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What is Akathisia?

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Restlessness

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Treatment for akathisia?

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Propranolol

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Features of voices in schizophrenia?

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

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14
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Non blood test monitoring of Olanzapine?

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Weight
BMI
Waist size
ECG
BP

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Blood tests for alcohol dependence?

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GGT - gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
MCV
CDT - carbohydrate deficient transferrin

All raised

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Diagnosis of panic disorder?

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Symptoms for 1 month

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First and second line sedation for delirium on the wards?

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1st - Haloperidol IM/PO
2nd - Lorazepam PO/IM/IV

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Reversible causes of dementia?

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DEMENTIA
Drugs
Emotional - depression
Metabolic - COPD, CKD, OSA
Endocrine - thyroid/parathyroid, hyponatraemia
Nutrition - B12 deficiency
Trauma - chronic SDH
Infection - UTI, sepsis
Arterial - vascular

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Which questionnaire screens for alcohol misuse?

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AUDIT

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Which AUDIT score indicates harmful use?

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8 or more

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Which questions can quickly screen for harmful alcohol use?

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CAGE
Cut down?
Annoyed?
Guilty?
Eye opener?

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22
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PHQ-9 scores and classifications?

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5-9 = mild depression
10-14 = moderate depression
15-19 = moderately severe depression
20-27 = severe depression

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GAD-7 scores and classifications?

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5-9 = mild anxiety
10-14 = moderate anxiety
15-21 = severe anxiety

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Which drugs may cause reversible dementia?

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Benzodiazepines
Anticholinergics
Opioids

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What is Capgras delusion?

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C = C
Someone replaced by exact clone

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What is Fregoli delusion?

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Fregoli = Faces
Everyone they meet is actually the same person

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What is Ekbom delusion?

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Ek = Ik
Infested with parasites, crawling on skin

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What is Cotard delusion?

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COtard = COld
Belief that they are dead, non-existent, or rotting

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What is a Koro delusion?

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Delusion that penis is shrinking/retracting and will dissapear

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What is De Clerambault delusion?

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De Clera = Declare
Delusions of being the object of love

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What is Charless Bonnet syndrome?

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Visual hallucinations due to visual impairment

32
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What is Othello’s syndrome?

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Belief their partner is cheating on them without any real proof&raquo_space; pathological jealousy

33
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Common side effects of Lithium?

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N+V+D
FINE tremor
Nephrotoxicity
Hypothyroidism
Weight gain
IIH
Leucocytosis

34
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Side effects of SSRIs in the first trimester?

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Congenital heart defects

35
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Side effects of SSRIs in the third trimester?

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Persistent pulmonary hypertension

36
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Korsakoff syndrome symptoms?

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Anterograde amnesia (inability to acquire new memories)
Retrograde amnesia
Confabulation

37
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SSRIs with ECT?

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Reduce to lowest possible dose before ECT

38
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Which antipsychotic lowers seizure threshold?

39
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Which antidepressants cause hyponatraemia?

40
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Section 2 of the MHA?

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Admission for 28 days
Cannot be renewed
AMHP + 2 doctors

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Section 3 of the MHA?

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Admission for max period of 6 months
Can be renewed
AMHP + 2 doctors

42
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Section 4 of the MHA?

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72 hour assessment order
AMHP + 1 doctor

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Section 5(2) of the MHA?

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Voluntary patient in hospital detained for 72 hours

44
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Section 5(4) of the MHA?

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Nurse can detain patient who is voluntarily in hospital for 6 hours

45
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Section 135 of MHA?

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Police can remove person from private property to a place of safety (court order needed)

46
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Section 136 of MHA?

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Police remove someone from a public place to a place of safety for 24 hours

47
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Symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

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Pyrexia
Muscle rigidity
Agitated delirium with confusion
Autonomic lability = hypertension, tachycardia and tachypnoea

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Symptoms of serotonin syndrome?

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Hyperreflexia
Myoclonus
Rigidity
Hyperthermia
Sweating
Confusion

49
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Which PHQ-9 score should be offered antidepressant along with CBT first line?

50
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Onset of symptoms/seizure/delirium tremens from alcohol withdrawal?

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Symptoms: 6-12 hours
Seizures: 36 hours
Delirium tremens: 72 hours

51
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When should patients starting new antidepressants be reviewed?

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2 weeks
UNLESS under 25 - 1 week

52
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Physical signs of anorexia?

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Lanugo hair
Parotidomegaly

53
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Physical signs of bulimia?

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Russel’s sign - calluses on knuckles/backs of hand

54
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Symptoms of opioid withdrawal?

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N+V
Myalgia
Sweating/Chills/Tremors
Anxiety/irritability/low mood
Watery eyes/rhinorrhoea
Diarrhoea
Goosebumps

55
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Features of frontotemporal dementia?

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Disinhibition
Personality changes
Pick bodies

56
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Histological findings in Lewy body dementia?

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Alpha-synuclein cytoplasmic inclusions (Lewy bodies
In the substantia nigra and paralimbic areas

57
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1st line treatment for mild-mod Alzheimers?

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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
e.g. Donepezil, Galantamine, Rivastigmine

58
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Treatment for severe Alzheimers?

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NMDA receptor antagonist
e.g. Memantine

59
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How to treat severe lithium toxicity?

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Haemodialysis

60
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Blood results in anorexia?

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Hypercholesterolaemia
High growth hormone
Low U+Es
Low testosterone

61
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Antidepressant used in those taking warfarin?

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Mirtazapine

62
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Antidote for paracetamol overdose?

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Acetylcysteine

63
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Antidote for benzodiazepenes?

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Flumazenil

64
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Antidote for beta blockers?

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Glucagon/atropine

65
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Antidote for calcium channel blockers?

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Calcium chloride/gluconate

66
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Antidote for cocaine?

67
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Antidote for cyanide?

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Dicobalt acetate

68
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Antidote for carbon monoxide?

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100% oxygen

69
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Antidote for methanol/ethylene glycol?

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Fomepizole/ethanol

70
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Bloods findings in neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

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Increased CK and increased WCC

71
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What are the different pathways responsible for?

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Mesolimbic = pleasure + positive sx of psychosis
Mesocortical = cognitive/emotional regulation + negative sx of psychosis
Nigrostriatal = voluntary movements + EPSE’s
Tuberoinfundibular = hormone release from pituitary gland + hyperprolactinaemia

72
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Scale for classifying OCD?

73
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Mechanism of action of disulfiram in alcohol dependence?

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Inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase

74
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Definition for opioid use disorder?

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Harmful pattern of use is evident over 12 months or at least 1 month if use is continuous

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