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FDA approved first-line drugs for smoking cessation treatment

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  • Nicotine replacement therapy→transdermal patch, gum, lozenge, inhaler, nasal spray►↓nicotine withdrawal symptoms
  • Varenicline→alpha 2, Beta 4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist►↓nicotine cravings (associated with mood changes, suicidality, CV events)
  • Bupropion→norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor►smoking cessation aid
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Most common comorbid conditions in Tourette syndrome

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  • Attention-Deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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Probable side effects of some over-the-counter cold preparations and why?

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Because they may contain:

  • Antihistamines (diphenhydramine, doxylamine)→anticholinergic►confusion and hallucinations
  • Alpha-adrenergic agents (pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine)→sympathomimetic►agitation and psychosis
  • Dextromethorphan→NMDA antagonist►dissociative symptoms and hallucinations

*Effects seen in combination, excess or prescribed doses in sensitive individuals

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Which is the most common method to commit suicide? Why is important?

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  • Firearms (men and women)

- Ask about access to guns (avoid access in patients with suicide ideation)

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How can you differentiate primary psychiatric disorders from chronic methamphetamine abuse?

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Methamphetamine abuse:

  • Persistent psychosis→Visual and tactile hallucinations are more common in substance-induced psychotic disorder
  • Weight loss
  • Dental problems (“meth mouth”)→brown discoloration, tooth decay, cracked teeth
  • Excoriations due to chronic skin picking
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Main features of delusional disorder

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  • ≥1 Persistent delusion and no other prominent psychotic symptoms (hallucinations, negative symptoms, disorganization)
  • Functioning is not markedly impair
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Key to differentiate personality disorders (paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal) from delusional disorder

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Personality disorders do not have delusions

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Common early side effects of SSRIs in anxiety disorder patients? What to do?

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  • Stimulating effects: new-onset anxiety in nonsocial situations, insomnia
  • Temporary reduction in dosage

*Should generally start with lower doses than usual (depressive disorders)→Half normal starting dose and gradual increase

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Early side effects of SSRIs

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Nausea, diarrhea, increased anxiety or insomnia (activating or stimulating effects), somnolence

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How do you differentiate schizoaffective disorder from bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder with psychotic features?

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  • Psychotic symptoms in major depressive or bipolar disorder occur exclusively during mood episodes
  • Schizoaffective disorder =>2 weeks of delusions or hallucinations without major depressive or manic episode
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Dominant person’s delusion transferred to a more submissive partner

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Shared psychotic disorder (folie á deux)

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First measure to approach shared psychotic disorder

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Separate the individuals to determine the degree of impairment in each

*Also Tx to break the cycle of mutual reinforcement

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Pharmacology treatment for aggressive autism spectrum disorder

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Risperidone or Aripiprazole

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First and second line of treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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  • First line: Methylphenidate, Dextroamphetamine (Affect noradrenergic and dopaminergic pathways)
  • Second line:
  • Atomoxetine (NE reuptake inhibitor)
  • Clonidine, Guanfacine (alpha-2 agonists)→↑Cognition and attention in prefrontal cortex (limited use in adults)
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Pharmacology treatment for Tourette disorder

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  • Dopamine-depleting agents→tetrabenazine►VMAT-2 inhibitor►↓monoamines uptake
  • Preferred over dopamine-blocking agents; not cause tardive dyskinesia
  • Dopamine antagonists (Antipsychotics)→Haloperidol, Pimozide, Risperidone
  • Alpha-2 agonist→Clonidine
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Best alternative in a patient with depression and neuropathic pain

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Duloxetine→SNRI

*Also tricyclic antidepressant (amitriptyline)

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Best indications of Bupropion in a patient with major depressive disorder

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  • Fearful of weight gain with SSRI
  • Fearful of sexual side effects or SSRI-induced sexual side effects
  • Smoker trying to quit
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Indications of Electroconvulsive therapy in depression

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  • Initial therapy did not work

- Severe depression associated with psychotic symptoms

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When do you use Mirtazapine for major depressive disorder? How does it work?

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Patient with insomnia and weight loss (appetite-stimulating)

*α2-antagonist→↑release NE, 5-HT, potent 5-HT2, 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, H1 antagonist→antidepressant and sedative effects

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Treatment for acute mania with severe symptoms

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Atypical antipsychotics→shorter onset of action►Olanzapine, Lurasidone, Quetiapine, etc

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Treatment of acute mania

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Lithium, Valproic Acid, Atypical antipsychotics

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Best treatment for depression

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Electroconvulsive therapy

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Which disorder may develop in adulthood the children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD)?

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Depression or Anxiety

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What is the Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD)?

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Severe recurrent verbal (scream) or behavioral (physical aggression) outbursts out of proportion of the situation + persistent irritability, angry mood between outbursts for >1 year

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Contraindication of Bupropion

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Eating disorders and seizure disorders (↓Seizure threshold)

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Mania or Hypomania treatment during pregnancy

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  • Typical antipsychotics (eg, haloperidol)

- Electro Convulsive Therapy for severe or refractory mania

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Characteristic polysomnographic finding in Major Depressive Disorder. Which are other sleep findings?

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  • ↓REM sleep latency (time from sleep onset until the start of first REM sleep period)►biomarker of depression
  • ↓Slow-wave sleep (deep sleep), ↑REM sleep duration and density, disruptions in sleep continuity
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How can you differentiate postpartum depression from postpartum blues?

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  • Postpartum depression➡onset since 4 wks, function impairment
  • Postpartum blues➡onset in days, self-limited to 2 wks, milder symptoms, no function compromised
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Treatment of postpartum depression

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SSRI (Sertraline preferable during lactation) + Psycotherapy

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Treatment options of Tardive Dyskinesia

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  • ⬇Antipsychotic dose
  • Valbenazine, Deutetrabenazine➡reverse inhibitors of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2)
  • Switching (cross-tapering) to an antipsychotic with lower tendency for TD➡Quetiapine, Clozapine
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First step in patients with depression

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Screen for suicidal risk➡ indicates appropriate treatment setting and frequency of follow-up care

  • Plan and intent to act➡Hospitalization
  • Ideation without a specific plan or intent➡intensive outpatient treatment

*Screen before initiating antidepressants drugs

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Side effects of atypical antipsychotics

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  • “pines” (Olanzapine, Clozapine, etc)➡⬆risk of weight gain, metabolic syndrome, diabetes
  • “dones” (Risperidone, Lurasidone, etc)➡⬆risk of movement disorders (Risperi-), cardiac conduction problems (Ziprasi-)
  • Aripiprazole➡compulsive behavior (gambling)
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Specific side effects of Clozapine, what you must watch during treatment? What is its main indication?

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  • Agranulocytosis (monitor WBCs frequently), seizures (dose-related), myocarditis
  • Resistant schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, and for suicidality in schizophrenia
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What is the first-line treatment for alcohol abstinence?

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Naltrexone (block μ-opioid receptor)➡⬇the craving for alcohol
*Given to patients who are still drinking

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First-line treatment for acute bipolar depression

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  1. Second-generation antipsychotics: Quetiapine, Lurasidone
  2. Lamotrigine, Lithium, Valproate, combination olanzapine + fluoxetine

*Avoid first-line antidepressants (fluoxetine)➡⬆risk inducing mania or hypomania

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Medications options for Binge eating disorder. What is the most effective treatment option?

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  • SSRI, Lisdexamfetamine, Topiramate

- Cognitive-behavioral therapy

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What is the paradoxical agitation adverse effect of benzodiazepines? Which is the management?

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  • Recurrent episodes of ⬆ agitation, confusion, aggression, and disinhibition within one hour of administration
  • Taper and discontinuation

*⬆Risk in elderly

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Treatment for Major depressive disorder with psychotic features

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  • Nonemergency➡Antidepressant + antipsychotic (Ex, sertraline + risperidone)
  • Emergency (severe suicidality, refusing to eat, dehydration)➡Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

*Antipsychotic monotherapy or antidepressant monotherapy is not well effective

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Maintenance treatment for severe bipolar disorder with frequent mood episodes

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First-line combination therapy: Lithium or Valproate + second-generation antipsychotic (ex, quetiapine)

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Best next step when patients have no significant response or unacceptable tolerability with first-line antidepressant trial

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  • Switch to a different antidepressant rather than augmentation with a second agent
  • Add second agent in partial response with first drug and without side effects

*Decision-based upon specific depressive symptoms and side effects; Ex: SSRI (no response and/or sexual dysfunction)🔄Bupropion

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Treatment for ADHD

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  • 4–5 years of age: Best initial treatment➡Behavior therapy. Add drugs if no improvement
  • ≥ 6 years of age: Best initial treatment: Pharmacologic therapy + behavior therapy
    ■ First line: CNS stimulants (methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine)
    ■Alternatives: Nonstimulants
    *Atomoxetine (norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor): Might be first-line to avoid side effects of CNS stimulants
    *Clonidine/guanfacine (α2-agonist) [limited use in adults], bupropion, TCAs
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What is selective mutism?

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Refusal to speak in a specific social situation (Ex, school)

*Dx requires >1 month. Considered Anxiety disorder, frequently comorbid with social anxiety disorder

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What abnormality in the CSF of depressive patients with suicidal behavior you may find?

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⬇Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)➡associated with suicidal behavior

*Primary metabolite of serotonin➡ modulates mood and behavior

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Marker of narcolepsy in the CSF

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⬇Hypocretin-1/Orexin-A

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What is the REM sleep behavior disorder?

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Complex motor behaviors during REM sleep

  • Degeneration of brainstem nuclei that inhibits spinal motor neurons during REM sleep➡⬇or❌muscle atonia▶dream enactment
  • Latter half of the night in older adult men
  • Easy to awake alert and oriented, recall the dreams
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Which diseases might be associated with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)?

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Prodromal sign of α-synuclein neurodegenerative disorders➡ Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy

*Look for other signs/symptoms of neurodegeneration▶subtle motor deficits (slowed gait), anosmia, constipation

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What type of sleep disorders are sleep terrors and sleepwalking? How do you identify them?

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  • Non-REM sleep arousal disorder
  • Younger patients, slow-wave (N3) non-REM sleep
  • First third of the sleep period, long period of confusion, do not recall concurrent dreams
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Antipsychotics with the highest potential to cause infertility

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  • First-generation: Haloperidol, fluphenazine
  • Second generation: Risperidone, palliperidone (metabolite of risperidone)

Dopamine-2 receptor blockers➡⬆Prolactin➡menstrual irregularities, galactorrhea, infertility

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Antipsychotics with lower probability to produce infertility

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  • Aripiprazole (partial DR2 agonist)
  • Quetiapine (low potency DR2 antagonist)

*Less likely to produce hyperprolactinemia

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Type of tremor associated with lithium side effects vs lithium toxicity

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  • Lithium side effect▶Physiologic tremor: fine action tremor that worsens with stress (⬆sympathetic activity or medications), symmetric, upper limbs➡⬆iron accumulation in substantia nigra
  • Lithium toxicity▶irregular, coarse tremor in multiple parts of the body + GI or more neurologic symptoms (require dialysis)
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Treatment of choice for alcohol withdrawal in patients with significant liver disease

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  • Benzodiazepines without active metabolites and with hepatic metabolism via phase II glucuronidation instead of cytochrome P450 oxidation
  • Oxazepam, temazepan, lorazepan (IV presentation)
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Inability to restrain aggressive impulses resulting in verbal or physical aggression that is out of proportion of the provocation, impulsive outburst episodes lasting <30 minutes with immediate relief followed by remorse, dysphoria and embarrassment

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Intermittent explosive disorder

*Impulse-control disorder

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First-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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  • SSRI (Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Sertraline)

- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

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Clinical presentation of cocaine withdrawal

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Acute onset depression with pronounced fatigue (crash) following a period of increased energy (high)

  • Severe depression with suicidal ideation
  • Psychomotor slowing
  • Hypersomnia
  • ⬆dreaming
  • Hyperphagia
  • ❌concentration
  • Intense drug craving
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Pharmacologic therapy for patients with alcohol use disorder

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  • First line:
  • Naltrexone (mu-opioid receptor antagonist)➡contraindicated in liver disease and opioid use
  • Acamprosate (glutamate modulator)➡preferred in liver disease or opioid use (requires adjustment in renal failure)
  • Second line
  • Disulfiram (aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor)➡second-line therapy in highly motivated patients
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Physical examination and laboratory findings suggesting heavy alcohol use

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Macrocytic anemia, AST:ALT >2:1, parotid gland enlargement

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Most common deficient minerals in patients with alcohol use disorder

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  • Hypomagnesemia
  • Zinc
  • Iron

*Relative hyponatremia and hypocalcemia can happen as well but less common

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Treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder-related nightmares

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Prazosin▶⬇adrenergic hyperactivity➡⬇nightmares frequency

*Helpful as an adjunct to SSRI and SNRI

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Best next step when a patient has responded to oral antipsychotic but relapses frequently due to medication nonadherence

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Long-acting injectable antipsychotic

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Treatment for Body dysmorphic disorder

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  • SSRI (first line), eg, Escitalopram. Typically significantly high doses
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Best next step if office urine drug screen comes out positive for PCP, and patient is taking control prescription correctly and refuses to be using recreational drugs or PCP

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Obtain additional urine study➡Confirmatory testing (gas chromatography with mass spectroscopy)

*Common OTC (dextromethorphan, diphenhydramine, ibuprofen) can cause false-positive for PCP [might forget to reveal]

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Best next step for a patient with the first trial of SSRI failure, and history of bulimia nervosa

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  • SNRI (Venlafaxine) if had adequate first trial (adequate dose ≥ 6 weeks)
  • Bupropion is wrong because increases the risk of seizures in patients with active or historical bulimia or anorexia (potential electrolyte disturbance)
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Most commonly associated inherited syndrome with autism spectrum disorder

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Fragile X syndrome

*Unstable trinucleotide (CGG) repeat expansion in the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome

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Best next step in an acutely psychotic patient who already received an antipsychotic dose and persists with agitation. Patient has an ECG with QTc interval 505ms.

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  • Given the potential class effect of antipsychotics on the QTc interval (increasing risk of dysrhythmias), benzodiazepine should be used (Lorazepam)
  • Physical restraints only is wrong, they should be accompanied by chemical sedation
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Polysomnography finding characteristic for Narcolepsy

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Decreased REM latency

*Decreased REM density is wrong, it has Increased REM density

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