Psychiatry

Question 1

2 complications associated with lithium

1) ______
2) Ebstein Anamoly
3) Hypothyroidism

Answer 1

Nephrogenic DI

Question 2

____ and ____ influence seizure threshold in patients

Answer 2

Buproprion, TCA

Question 3

Most common cause of rapid cycling bipolar

Answer 3

Adding an SSRI to a patient with bipolar, bipolar needs lithium —> apriprazole

Question 4

Tardive Dyskinesia, Bradykinesia, Dystonia are acute/subacute EPS effects of anti-psychotics, can be treated with _______

Akithesia is a more late EPS effect, treated with ____

Answer 4

Benztropine + Diphenhydramine

Benzo, B-blocker, stopping agent

Valbenazine (VMAT2) approved for use in tardive dyskinesia

Question 5

___ and ___ are C drugs that may cause agranulocytosis

Answer 5

Carbamazepine

Clozapine

Question 6

Treatment of cyclothymic disorder _____

Answer 6

Psychtherapy

Divalproex (also used for rapid cycling bipolar) = Valproate

Question 7

Tremors, GI distress, headache can be a side effect of excess____ drug

Answer 7

Lithium

Question 8

Treatment for illness anxiety disorder ______

Answer 8

CBT

Question 9

Treatment of conversion disorder____

Answer 9

supportive psychotherapy

Question 10

Treatment for factitious/malingering_____

Answer 10

supportive psychotherapy

Question 11

Anorexia treatment______

Answer 11

Olanzapine, fluoxetine

Question 12

Binge Eating Disorder treatment______

Answer 12

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Question 13

Treatment of body dysmorphic disorder____

Answer 13

high dose SSRI

Question 14

Splitting is an archaetypical feature of _____

Answer 14

borderline personality disorder