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Psychiatric effects of medical conditions Flashcards

1
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Percentage of patients with coronary heart disease who have comorbid depression

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20%

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Relationship between coronary heart disease and depression

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Higher rates of depression in patients with coronary heart disease
Depression increases risk of coronary heart disease, even if treated

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Percentage of patients with congestive heart failure who have depression

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21.5%

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Psychiatric symptoms of hyperthyroidism

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Generalised anxiety
Depression
Irritability
Hypomania
Cognitive dysfunction

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Most common psychiatric symptom of hyperthyroidism

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Generalised anxiety

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Psychiatric symptoms of hypothyroidism

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Depression
Cognitive dysfunction
Rarely psychosis

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Psychiatric symptoms of mild to moderate hypercalcaemia

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Depression
Apathy
Irritability
Loss of initiative

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Psychiatric symptoms of severe hypercalcaemia

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Delirium
Psychosis
Catatonia
Lethargy
Coma

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Psychiatric symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome

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Depression
Anxiety
Mania/hypomania
Psychosis
Cognitive dysfunction

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Most common psychiatric symptom of Cushing’s syndrome

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Depression

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Psychiatric symptoms of mild to moderate hypocalcaemia

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Anxiety
Parasthaesia
Irritability
Emotional lability

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Psychiatric symptoms of severe hypocalcaemia

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Psychosis
Mania
Tetany
Seizures

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Psychiatric symptoms of Addison’s disease

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Apathy
Anhedonia
Fatigue
Depression

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Psychiatric symptoms of acromegaly

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Mood lability
Personality change
Depression

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Psychiatric symptom caused by acromegaly treatment

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Psychosis caused by D2 agonists given as treatment e.g. bromocriptine

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Symptoms of phaeochromocytoma

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Tachycardia
Labile hypertension
Sweating
Palpitations
Episodic panic/anger

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17
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Screening test for phaeochromocytoma

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Urinary catecholamines

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Urinary catecholamines seen in high levels in phaeochromocytoma

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Vanillyl mandelic acid
Metanephrines

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19
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Best diagnostic test for phaeochromocytoma

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Plasma metanephrine level

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20
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Increase in rate of depression among patients with diabetes than the general population

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2-3x higher in patients with diabetes

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21
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Prevalence of major depression among people with advanced cancer

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5-15%

22
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Prevalence of delirium in palliative patients shortly before death

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62%

23
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Dose adjustment needed for benzodiazepines in end stage renal failure

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50% reduction

24
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Antidepressants which can be given at normal dose in end stage renal failure

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Imipramine
Amitriptyline

25
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Antipsychotic which does not need dose reduction in end stage renal failure

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Haloperidol

26
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Features of uraemic encephalopathy

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Cognitive dysfunction
Motor dysfunction
Vomiting
Restlessness
Myoclonus
Coma

27
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Bacterium which causes Lyme disease

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Borrelia burgdorferi

28
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Percentage of patients with a tick related target lesion who develop CNS symptoms

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15%

29
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Features of early stage neurologic lyme disease

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Facial palsy
Shooting pains
Fever
Headache
Photophobia
Back pain worse at night

30
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Features of late stage neurologic lyme disease

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Cognitive deficits, especially memory issues
Processing impairment
Psychosis
Seizures
Violence
Irritability
Anxiety
Depression

31
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Features of insulinomas

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Recurrent headache
Lethargy
Diplopia
Blurred vision
Depression
Psychosis

32
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Percentage of patients with sarcoidosis who have depression

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20%

33
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Ophthalmic complication of topiramate

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Angle closure glaucoma

34
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Drug used to treat migraines which is contraindicated in angle closure glaucoma

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Topiramate

35
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Antidepressant with the best evidence base following MI

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Sertraline

36
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Antidepressants most often used for depression after MI where sedation is required

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Mirtazapine
Trazodone

37
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Increased risk of depression in a patient with heart failure compared to the general population

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3x higher

38
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Likely diagnosis in a patient with mania, a facial rash and mouth ulcers

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SLE

39
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Antidepressants considered safest for use by patients with epilepsy

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SSRIs
Moclobemide

40
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Thyroid condition associated with depression and rapid cycling bipolar disorder

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Subclinical hypothyroidism

41
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Male:female ratio of hypothyroidism

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1:6

42
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Test of effort used to help diagnose conversion disorder

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Hoover’s test

43
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Features of neurosyphillis

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Meningitis
Facial nerve palsy
Eye problems - pupillary changes, retinitis, uveitis etc.
Depression, mania, psychosis, dementia
Paraesthesia
High stepping gait

44
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Drug class of choice for depression in patients who have had a stroke

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SSRI

45
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Drug class of choice for depression in patients with MS

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SSRI

46
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Drug class of choice for depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease

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SSRI

47
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Drug class of choice for depression in patients with HIV

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SSRI

48
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Drug class of choice for depression in patients with epilepsy

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SSRI

49
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SSRIs with most evidence for post-stroke depression

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Fluoxetine
Citalopram

50
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SSRI with most evidence for depression in MS

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Sertraline

51
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Suicide rate in patients with epilepsy compared to the general population

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3x higher in patients with epilepsy

52
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Most common time for patients with epilepsy to complete suicide

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Within the first 6 months of diagnosis

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