Psych Flashcards
What is the most common side effect of Paxil?
erectile dysfunction
What is the first line treatment for depression?
SSRI’s (zoloft, celexa, lexapro)
1st choice SSRI for elderly patient with depression
Celexa
Zoloft also okay
What depression med class causes low sperm count?
SSRIs
Grandiosity is a symptom experienced by people with what?
Bipolar disorder.
What exam asks an elderly patient to remember and repeat three words?
Mini Mental State Exam (MME) or (MMSE)
Do you give Zoloft or Xanax for an acute anxiety attack?
Xanax. (give benzos for acute relief)
Is presbycusis sensorineural or conductive hearing loss?
sensorineural
A patient is experiencing memory loss and increase in confusion. She has a history of stroke and HTN. What type of Alzheimers does she likely have?
A) Lewy Body dementia
B) Vascular dementia
C) Frontotemporal dementia
B) Vascular dementia
What is 1st line treatment for an essential tremor?
propranolol
How do you treat someone with an intense, brief, unilateral stabbing pain in the lips, cheek, or chin. This pain is exacerbated by chewing.
DX: trigeminal neuralgia
TX: carbamazepine/Tegretol or phenytoin/Dilantin
treatment for a cluster migraine
high dose oxygen and sumatriptan
Papilledema is a sign of?
increased ICP
Pt complains of worst headache of their live after experiencing trauma.
A) post-concussion headache
B) subarachnoid hemorrhage
C) subdural hematoma
B) subarachnoid hemorrhage
What cranial nerves are involved in extra ocular movement?
CH 3, 4, 6