Psychiatry

Question 1

Diagnosis: bordeline personality disorder, episodes with loss of consciousness, appearance of tonic clonic seizures, EEG normal

Answer 1

Non-epileptic seizure

Question 2

Diagnosis: borderline personality dosorder faking seizures to claim disability living allowance

Answer 2

Malingering

Question 3

Diagnosis: 80 y/o male, tremor, visual hallucinations, decline in cognition, falls, fluctuating symptoms

Answer 3

Lewy Body Dementia

Question 4

What is the mechanism of action of memantine?

Answer 4

Blockade of NMDA type glutamate receptors

Question 5

Someone with an IQ of 45 would be described as having which severity of learning disability?

Answer 5

Moderate

35 - 49

Question 6

Which neurotransmitter is most involved in aversive and defensive systems?

Answer 6

Serotonin

Question 7

Which neurotransmitter is likely to be abnormal in a known illicit drug user following a suspected epileptic fit?

Answer 7

GABA (withdrawal from sedative drugs)

Question 8

Which neurotransmitter is likely to be abnormal in schizophrenia?

Answer 8

Dopamine

Question 9

Which neurotransmitter is likely to be abnormal in depression?

Answer 9

5-Hydroxytryptamine