Psychiatry Flashcards
1
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MDMA (ecstasy) biochem effects
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- hyponatraemia (xs ADH)
- papillary dilation (xs serotonin & noradrenaline)
2
Q
legal high, M-CAT, acting erratically
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amphetamines
3
Q
If CBT or EMDR therapy are ineffective in PTSD, the first line drug treatments are …
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venlafaxine or a SSRI
4
Q
- LSD
- cocaine
- amphetamines
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- colourful visual hallucinations, depersonalisation , psychosis and paranoia
- awareness, excitement, and confidence, hypertensive, tachycardic, anxious
- alert, energised, awake, less appetite
5
Q
amnesia in ECT
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retrograde
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