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PSYCHIATRY Flashcards

1
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List alcohol withdrawal symptoms based on time

A

Symptoms: 6-12 hours
Seizures: 36 hours
Delirium tremens: 72 hours

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List some of the risk factors for schizophrenia

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Family history
Sexual abuse
Long term cannabis use

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3
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What are the risk factors of SSRIs during pregnancy

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Persistent pulmonary hypertension

Paroxetine has an increased risk of congenital malformations, particularly in the first trimester

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What is the action of mirtazepine, when is it indicated

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Alpha 2 adrenergic blocker
Indicated in anxiety and depression
Side effects appetite stimulant

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5
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Which antipsychotic is most likely to cause seizures

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Clozapine

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6
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What are the risks of SSRIs in the first trimester

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Congenital heart defects

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7
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What medication is used for paracetamol overdose

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Acetylcysteine

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What is the difference between flight of ideas and knights move thinking

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Flight of ideas, has links/ some logic

Knights move thinking, no link between ideas

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9
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What is the mechanism of action of venlafaxine

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Serotonin and noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor

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10
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What is paroxetine and what is it used for

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SSRI
MDD, panic disorder, OCD
Migraine

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11
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Which atypical antipsychotic has the most tolerable side effect profile

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Aripiprazole

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12
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What is the difference between tricyclic antidepressants and SNRIs

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SNRIs have less side effects, eg no anticholingeric effects

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13
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What is a congenital heart defect caused by lithium

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Ebsteins anomaly

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14
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What medications are used to treat alzheimers

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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors - rivastigmine
Donpezil
NMDA antagonists - memantine

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15
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What is the criteria for anorexia diagnoses

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1. Weight 
<85% of expected body weight 
<17.5 BMI 
2.Fear (intense) of weight gain (emotion) + persistent behaviour to prevent weight gain (behavious)
3. Feeling fat when thin
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16
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What is refeeding syndrome

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When you get a phosphate, k, na intracelluar shift from the introduction of a hyperglycaemic state. Also get thiamine deficiency from this.

17
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What is the management of personality disorders

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Dialectical behavioural therapy - more of a focus on emotional regulation than CBT

18
Q

which psych drugs prolong qt interval

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citalopram
haloperidol
clozapine

19
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what are the mechanisms of action of different generation antipsychotics

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first gen - d2 antagonists
second gen- 5ht2a/d2 antagonists
third gen- d2 partial agonist

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