Psychiatry

Question 1

Once a patient is on a established dose of Lithium, how often should levels be checked?

Answer 1

Once every 3 months

Question 2

When the dose of lithium has been changed or is newly introduced, how often should levels be checked?

Answer 2

Weekly until stable

Question 3

Antons Syndrome

Answer 3

a rare symptom of brain damage occurring in the occipital lobe characterised by cortical blindness, but will not accept they are blind despite being told that they are. They don’t have visual hallucinations

Question 4

Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Answer 4

condition characterized by visual hallucinations in individuals with significant visual impairment, but normal cognition and no psychiatric illness

Question 5

MOA of Venlafaxine and Duloxetine?

Answer 5

Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor

Question 6

What key hormones are increased in Anorexia Nervosa?

Answer 6

Cortisol, Glucagon and Growth Hormone

Question 7

T/F Antipsychotics increase risk of stroke in the elderly?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

SSRI + NSAID requires what additional medication?

Answer 8

PPI
-prevent GI Haemorrhage

Question 9

involuntary, repetitive, and purposeless movements, typically occurring as a side effect of prolonged use of dopamine receptor antagonists (e.g., antipsychotics or antiemetics).

Question 10

Triad of Korsakoff syndrome?

Answer 10

Anterograde Amnesia, Retrograde Amnesia, Confabulation

Question 10

Triad of Wernickes Encephalopathy?

Answer 10

Opthalmoplegia, Ataxia, Confusion

Question 11

Tx for oculogyric crisis?

Answer 11

Procyclidine