Psych personality disorders and more Flashcards
Todds paralysis?
Postictal hemiparesis lasting 15 hours but no longer than 24
Personality trait vs disorder?
Trait, means you still work well in society and able to function
Cluster A?
NO PSYCHOSES!
Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
Schizotypal?
Schizotypal goes to work dressed like a pickle
Eccentric odd beliefs/magical thinking
Avoidant vs schizoid?
Avoidant want to relate to others but don’t know how.
Schizoid don’t care
Cluster A tx?
Low dose antipsychotics if psychotherapy
Treatment of personality disorder?
Psychotherapy
DT symptoms?
Nihgtmares, agitation, disorientation, hallucinations, fever, htn…. EVENTUALLY SEIZURES or AUTONOMIC HYPERACTIVITY
Wernicke korsakoff from what?
B1 thiamine deficiency. alcoholics. Mammallary bodies
Wernicke: confusion, ataxia and coma and DEATH
Korsakoff: Amnesia. Confabulation. Hallucinations
How many do you need in CAGE questionnaire?
more than 1
Cut down. Annoyance. Guilt. Eye opener
Intoxication of amp or cocaine intoxication?
WHAT DONT YOU GIVE?
Benzo and haloperidol if psychosis
Phentolamine is alpha 1 blocker can be used for htn.
DO NOT GIVE BETA BLOCKERS b/c beta 2 actually vasodilator a bit and beta blockers cause unopposed Alpha constriction
Patient with nystagmus who is super violent is on what?
PCP
CALM THEN DOWN!!! bento and haloperidol
Phentolamine is what?
Alpha blocker for cocaine
Anorexia tx?
What is contraindicated?
Psychotherapy is tx
If depressed give SSRI, NO BUPRORPRIONe
OCD tx?
CBT and ssri
PTSD dirsturbance must last how long?
1 month!
Tx of ptsd?
Nightmares?
PSYCHOTHERAPY and SSRI is only to work for it!!!
prazosin may improve sleep (alpha antagonist)
Bezos are abused! so don’t give them
Acute stress disorder is different than PTSD how?
less than one month!