Psychiatry Flashcards
What are the extra-pyrimidial side effects?
parkinsonism
akathisia
tardive dyskinesia
acute dystonia
what is the treatment for extra pyrimidial side effects?
procyclidine
what is used to treat benzodiazepine overdose?
flumenazil
what is CAPGRAS syndrome?
believing a loved one has been replaced by an identical doppleganger
what is COTARD syndrome?
believing part of the body is dead or dying (in depression)
de clerembault syndrome is
believing a famous person is in love with you
Long term side effects of lithium
hypothyroidism
kidney damage
signs of lithium toxicity
muscle wearness oligouria coma hyperreflexia ataxia
treatment of serotonin syndrome
cyproheptadine
major complication of clozapine
agranulocytosis
prominent delusions, spared affect =
paranoid schizophrenia
prominant affective symptoms, childish behavious and prominent thought disorder
hebephrenic schizophrenia
which drug relieves alcohol withdrawal and reduces the risk of delirium tremens
benzodiazepines
name an opioid blocker
naltrexone
name 4 first rank symptoms of schizophrenia
- hearing your thoughts spoken aloud
- 3rd person auditory hallucinations
- thought broadcast
- thought withdrawal
- delusional perception
what is schizoaffective disorder
schizophrenia + mood disorder
treatment of delirium tremens
chlordiazepoxide
preferred antidepressant following MI
sertraline
GP assessment of depression
PHQ- 9
describe conversion disorder
loss of motor/sensory function, precipitated by stress
how should lithium levels be checked after a change in dose?
12 hours after, then 7 days later, then 3 monthly once stable
common side effect of clozapine
constipation/intestinal obstruction
how long do symptoms have to last in PTSD?
1 month
name an antipsychotic that reduces the seizure threshhold?
clozapine
hyponatraemia can be caused by…
SSRIs
hyperchloraemia and metabolic alkalosis suggests
bulimia
