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Delirium Tremens

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ETOH withdrawal

low serum B12

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Acute delirium

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Mx - Cause, otehrwise haloperidol

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Pharm causes of depression

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Prednisolone

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Frontal lobe injury

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Px - Hyperphagia, lability&irritability, hypersexuality, inappropriate affect

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Wilson’s

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Ax - Cu accumulation

Px - jaundice, KF rings, Psych=aggression, disinhibition

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Huntington’s

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Ax - chromosome 4p triplet repeat. Cell loss in basal ganglia, sunstantia nigra and verebellum
Px movement disorder, choreiod and athetoid movements dementia, personality changes

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Stroke psych complications

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Depression

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Schizophrenia subtypes

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Hebephrenic/disorganized: predominance of thought disorder and affective symptoms. social withdrawal, fatuous affect, negative symptoms develop rapidly
Catatonic: psychomotor disturbances or catatonic behaviour, waxy flexibility, negativism, aversion
Paranoid: delusions and hallucinations
Residual: +ve Sx are replaced by -ve Sx
Simple: insidious development of oddities of conduct, inability to meet demands of society and decline in total performance
Lifetime risk is 0.4% twins 50%

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Emergency
Ax - complicaiton of antipsychotics dopamine blockage.
Px - Confused, dec GCS, extra-pyramidal Sx, fever, hypotension, tachycardia
Mx - stop antipsychotic

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Aripiprazole

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Newer antipsychotic, less SE’s

SE: Nausea, insomnia

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Olanzapine

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2nd gen antipsychotic
Treating +ve Sx
SE: wt gain and diabteic control

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Clozapine

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Treatment resistant schizophrenia

SE: Neutropenia or agranulocytosis

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Sertraline

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SSRI antidepressant

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Section 3

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Detain for 6 mnths, when the person is known to mental health services

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Section 2

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Detain for 28 days, initial assessment

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Section 135

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Warrant permitting police to search premises and remove pts from those premises

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Section 4

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Detained for 72hrs, emergency, should be converted to section 2. 1 medical recommendation

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Section 5(2)

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(Dr) Detain for 72hrs on inpts for a full mental health assessment

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Lewy body dementia

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Second most common after Alzheimer’s
Day to day fluctuation of cognition, visual hallucinations, parkinsonian
Antipsychotics avoided

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Normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Gait, urinary incontinence, dementia

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Hippocampal atrophy on MRI

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Alzheimer’s

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MOA of drugs targeting cognitive symptoms of dementia

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Drugs that Inc ACh i.e. ACh esterase inhibitors

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Day to day fluctuating consciousness, visual hallucinations, Parkinsonism

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Lewy body dementia

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Excessive worry over memory loss in old people.

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Depression

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25
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Somatization is a common presentation of ……… in old age

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Depression

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26
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Partition delusions ‘radiation through ceiling’

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VLOSP

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27
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Body fat in elderly increases/decreases

Fat soluble drugs will have a longer/shorter duration of effect in older people

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Increases

Longer

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Px - pyrexia, rigidity, tachycardia, raised WCC, raised CK, fluctuating consciousness, younger male pts
Ax - antipsychotics
Mx - stop antipsychotics, IV fluids (bromocriptine/dopamine agonist may be used)

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Wake up screaming w/ no recollection the next day

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Night terror

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30
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Wake up screaming w/ recollection

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Nightmares

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Suicide RF’s

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Male
45
divorced, single, widowed
unemployed
psych illness
prev episode of self harm
chronic physical illness
adverse life events
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32
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Annual rsk of suicide

Annual incidence of self-harm

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1 in 10,000

3-1000

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33
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Delusional psychosis infected w/ parasites

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Ekbom’s

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Nihilistic delusion that one is dead, does not exist, is decaying etc

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Cotard syndrome

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Delusional belief that someone of a higher social status is in love with you

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De Clerambault’s

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Mimicking ideas of crazy w/ approximate answers showing understanding of underlying Q
Prison inmates before trial

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Ganser’s

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Delusion that persecutor can change form

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Fregoli’s

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38
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Delusional jealousy

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Othello syndrome

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Px - >2years of multiple, variable physical Sx of no underlying cause, refusal to accept Dr’s reassurance, impairment of social function, Sx not intentionally produced,

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Somatization disorder

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Px - dazed and inability to process external stimuli after exceptional physical or mentally stressful stimuli

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Acute stress reaction

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Restless legs

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Akathisia

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Px - Lip smacking, sucking, chewing

Ax - extrapyramidal SE of antipsychotics e.g. haloperidol

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Tardive dyskinesia

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43
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Atypical antipsychotics (2)
MOA
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Olanzapine, Clozapine

Block dopamine D1+D4 receptors

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Px - severe HTN, tachycardia, pyrexia, hyperreflexia, SSRI + St Johns Wort

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Serotonin syndrome

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45
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Snapshot low mood

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Dysphoria

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46
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Snapshot exaggerated high mood

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Euphoria

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47
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Distorted recall of past experiences

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Paramnesia

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48
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Inability to recall past experiences

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Amnesia

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49
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Exaggerated retention of detail in past recall

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Hypermnesia

50
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Copying movements

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Echopraxia

51
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Repeated non goal directed movements

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Sterotypies

52
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Motionless resistance to commands and attempts to be moved

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Negativism

53
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Pt remains motionless but allows their posture to be manipulated, the limbs remain in the new posture

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Waxy flexibility

54
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Bizarre body posture adopted for inappropriately long time

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Posturing

55
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Tentative incomplete movements i.e. when shaking hands

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Ambitendency

56
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Px - Auditory hallucinations, Thought disorder, passivity, delusion

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Schizophrenia
Auditory hallucinations - running commentary third person auditory hallucination
Though disorders - insertion, withdrawal, broadcasting
Passivity - movement/emotion/sensation being controlled by external influences
Delusion - fixed belief despite evidence to the contrary

57
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Px - Mood disorder + schizophrenic Sx. Classified into manic and depressive

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Schizoaffective disorder

58
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Delusion that parts of the body are rotting away

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Psychotic depression ?Cotard

59
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Px - Stupor, excitement, posturing, negativism, rigidity,

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Catatonic Schizophrenia

60
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Px - predominantly positive Sx’s (delusions and hallucinations), w/ inc suicide risk

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Paranoid schizophrenia

61
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Px - earlier age, mainly negative Sx’s (thought disorders and incongruent affect)

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Hebephrenic schizophrenia

62
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Px - gradual decline in functioning, negative w/o positive

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Simple Schizophrenia

63
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Cluster A

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Paranoid/schizoid

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Cluster B

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Histrionic, emotionally unstable, dissocial

65
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Cluster C

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Anankastic, anxious, dependent

66
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Sensitive, Unforgiving, Suspicious, Possesive and jealous of partners, Excessive self-importance, Conspiracy theories, Tenacious sense of rights

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Paranoid PD

67
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Anhedonic, Limited emotional range, Little sexual interest, Apparent indifference to praise/criticism, Lacks close relationships, One-player activities, Normal social conventions ignored, Excessive fantasy worlds

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Schizoid PD

68
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Attention seeking, Concerned with own appearance, Theatrical, Open to suggestion, Racy and seductive, Shallow affect

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Histrionic PD

69
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Affective instability, Expolsive behaviour, Impulsive, Outbursts of anger, Unable to plan or consider consequences

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Emotionally unstable personality disorder

70
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Doubtful, Excessive detail, Tasks not completed, Adheres to rules, Inflexible, Likes own way, Excludes pleasure and relationships, Dominated by intrusive thoughts

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Anankastic

71
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Carbemazepine
Lamotrigine
Lithium carbonate
Sodium valproate

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Mood stabilizers

72
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Chlorpromazine

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1st gen antipsychotics

Potent anti-cholinergic effects

73
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Trimipramine

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TCAD

risk of inducing manic episode in BPAD

74
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Quetiapine

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2nd gen/atypical antipsychotic

75
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Donepezil

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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

Cognitive and non-cognitive Sx’s of dementia

76
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Haloperidol

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Antipsychotic dopamine antagonist

77
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Procyclidine

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Antimuscarinic agent

Parkinson’s, parkinsonian/extra pyramidal SE Tx

78
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Mild depression 1st line

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CBT

79
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Severe depressive illness Tx

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ECT

80
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Fluoxetine

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SSRI 1st line depression medication

SE: GI, insomnia, sexual dysfunction

81
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Resistant depression, mania prophylaxis,

SE: fine tremor, dry mouth, metallic taste, wt gain

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Lithium

82
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TCA

SE: drowsiness, wt gain, dry mouth, blurred vision

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Amitriptyline

83
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Malaysian man runs around killing people and takes own life

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Amok

84
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Assian men w/ retracting penis

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Koro

85
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Arctic circle, violence, hysteria and bizarre behaviour followed by amnesia

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Piblokto

86
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Indian, masturbation bad, semen+vital fluid

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Dhat

87
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North African women, exaggerated startle response, echolocia, obeying comands

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Latah

88
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South american, severe depressive episode, separation of soul from the body

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Susto

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North American tribes, cannibalism, possessed

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Windigo

90
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Section 136

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Allows police to detain a Pt in a public place

91
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Section 5 (4)

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Nurses holding power lasts 6 hrs on inPts

92
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TCAD SE’s

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Drowsiness
Dry mouth
Blurred vision
Constipation
Urinary retention
93
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy

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PTSD

94
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Severe depression criteria

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Decreased concentration
Reduced self-esteem
Guilt
Pessimism about the future
Self-harm ideation
Disturbed sleep
Reduced appetite
95
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poor memory, difficulty in word finding and difficulty in planning

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Alzheimer’s

96
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management of an unconscious patient without capacity to consent to surgery

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The involvement of close family members in decision-making is crucial in such cases.

97
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Citalopram

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SSRI

SE: Insomnia, GI

98
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Mirtazapine

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NSSRI

Indication Warfarin

99
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Delusions congruent w/ pt mood

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Mania

100
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Bullimia BMI

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> 18

101
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Anorexia BMI

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<17.5

102
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Episode of self harm after suicide attempt % (1 yr)

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20%

103
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Heroin withdrawal Sx

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Dilated pupils sweaty runny nose

104
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Non-identical twin risk of schizophrenia lifetime rsk

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10%

105
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Clinical depression inpts

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25%

106
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Scizophrenia young full recovery %

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20%

107
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Who can make the application for section2+3

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Approved social worker

108
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Wernicke’s Sx

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Opthalmoplegia, ataxia (heel-toe), confusion

109
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Korsakoff’s Sx

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Confabulation, amnesia

110
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Acute dystonia

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Procylidine

111
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Tardive dyskinesia

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Stop depot start Olanzepine

112
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Anorexia Mx

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Specialist diet clinic, nutritional advice, individual+family therapy

113
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PD criteria

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REPORT
Relationship affected
Enduring 
Pervasive
Onset since childhood
Results in distress
Trouble in  occupation/social life
114
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Hebephrenc

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Young and mood

115
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MMSE 25-20

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Mild = Donepezil

116
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MMSE 20-10

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Moderate = Donepezil or straight to memantine

117
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MMse <10

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Severe = Memantine

118
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Care programme approach

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Key worker

119
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Hypothyroidsim

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Lithium

120
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Extra-pyramidal

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Typical antipsychotics

121
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Benzo overdose

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Flumazanil

122
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Previous failed inpt detox

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Outpt detox

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