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Psych Must knows Flashcards

1
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Normal MRI in the presence of leukocytes in CSF with seizures / confusion?

A

Autoimmune enceph

=> Methylprednisilone + Iv IVG

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What is a common normal side effect in lithium therapeutic dose regards to tremor?

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Fine tremor => normal

Coarse tremor => abnormal

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3
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What common drug increases lithium levels for hypertension?

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Ramipril

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4
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Wet / Wobbly / Wacky?

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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

=> Ventriculopertioneal shunting

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5
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome blood to take?

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CK raised due to muscle rigidity

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6
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SSRI with anticoagulants?

A

No use Mirtazapine (NaSSA)

SSRI inc.bleed risk

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7
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What do we need to measure with Venlafaxine?

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BP

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8
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What ECG is found in refeeding syndrome?

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U wave

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9
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shiver, sweat, retch and has a tremor. His pupils are dilated

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Opiate withdrawal

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10
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anti psychotics increase risk of what?

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Stroke

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11
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Lithium toxicity landmark?

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Seizure

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12
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No associations with sentences and doesnt answer question

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Derailment

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13
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hair loss in sodium valproate?

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yes

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14
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Imiprimine is what used for?

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TCA => Depression

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15
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Lithium causes what to thyroid?

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Hypothyroid

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16
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Dilated ventricles disproportionate to cerebral atrophy

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Normal pressue hydrocephalus

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17
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Donepezil common SE?

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Diarrhoea

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18
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Widespread cerebral atrophy?

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Alzeih

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19
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Other than thyroid relate, what other marker in the blood can suggest problems with the lithium causing issues?

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Creatine => renal issues

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20
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De Clerambault’s syndrome?

A

Erotomania
=> doctor in love with them

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21
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Bipolar type 2?

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Hypomania

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22
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wet weird wobbly
Enlarged ventricles and absent sulci seen on CT brain scan

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Normal pressure hydroceph

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23
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tingling / numbness is caused by what problem with calcium?

A

Hypo

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24
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Capgras =>

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Clone that someone has replaced them

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25
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AMTS >8?

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Normal

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26
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quetiapine type of?

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Atypical

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27
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3rd
2nd
1st person hallucinations

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3rd => person speaking about subject as (him / her)
2nd => person speaking directly to them as (you) (YOU MUST KILL THE BABY)
1st => they hear their own thoughts spoken out loud

28
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5 key lithium toxicity

A

coarse tremor (a fine tremor is seen in therapeutic levels)
hyperreflexia
confusion
piss a lot
seize

29
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High risk of suicide what not to take for anti depressants?

A

TCA

30
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Memantine mechanism?

A

NDMA

blocks glutamate

31
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Donepezil / galantamine mechanism?

A

Achetylcholinesterase inhibitors

32
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53yr olld to act extremely out of character, going gambling most evenings and eating huge amounts of sweet food.

A

frontal temporaal dementia

33
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when to stop lithium in pregnancy?

A

1st trimester

34
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really sensitive to criticism?

A

Avoidant

35
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What to do with the SSRI in a manic episode?

A

stop it

36
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What not to eat with cheese?

A

MAIO (tyramine in cheese)

37
Q

Crowds, Public spaces,
Travelling alone

A

AgarophobiA

38
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Somatic passivity?

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Schizophrenia 1st rank symptom
=> external forces controlling you

39
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are visual hallucinations a 1st rank feature?

A

no -> 2nd rank

40
Q

what to give for extra-pyrimidial SE?

A

Anticholinergics

=> Procyclidine

41
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Dialectical behavioural therapy?

A

EUPD

42
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Delusion of passivity?

A

someone controlling their thoughts / feelings

headmater telling me what to do kid

43
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are Obsessive thoughts egosystonic or egodystonic?

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They are NOT in keeping with the persons values so therefore are egodystonic

44
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how often to measure clozapine?

A

Weekly 18weeks

45
Q

Lilliputian?

A

Seeing lots of small people => delirium tremens

46
Q

MONOZYGOTIC TWIN

parent

sibling

A

Higher Risk of schizophrenia

47
Q

ekbom

A

parasitic

48
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class A

A

MDMA/ecstasy
LSD
Heroin
Cocaine
injectable amphetamine

49
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Class b

A

amphetamine
cannabis
ketamine

50
Q

Asssesing cognition (2)

A

MOCA + ACE-III

51
Q

art therapy is useful in

A

schizo

52
Q

exposure & response prevention

A

OCD

53
Q

Rivastigmine =>

A

Lewy - body

corticol atrophy + enlarged ventricles

54
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GAIT THINK WERNICKE

A

WENIRCKE

55
Q

diplegic more common than scissors

A

yes

56
Q

feeling depressed ever since she can remember but still high functioning at work?

A

Dysthmia

57
Q

broken a bone whereas in reality i havent broken a bone?

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Delusional disorders

58
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dissociative disorder?

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not feeling they are themselves

59
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De-realisation

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not feeling the world is real

60
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labile one day to being pessimistic the next day?

A

EUPD

61
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OCD 1st line =>

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CBT

62
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when you see “most appropriate treatment, think definitive”

A

thiamine > Diazapam

63
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if u see urinary incontinence?

A

think delirium (over filled bladder0

64
Q

if we know treat pathway (Lithium) and know his diagnosis, what section =>

A

section 3

65
Q

Dialectical behavior therapy

A

EUPD

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