Psychosis

Question 1

DDx for psychosis

Answer 1

Mood disorder with psychotic feutures, medication/substance abuse related, medical condition related, schizophrenia, schizophreniform, schizoaffective, brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorder, dementia/ delirium

Question 2

Mention all types of delusions

Answer 2

prosecution, grandeur, guilt, somatic, erotomanic, jealous, control, thoughts withdrawal, thought insertion, thought broadcasting, reference

Question 3

Most common cause of visual hallucinations

Answer 3

delirium, substance abuse, alcohol withdrawal

Question 4

most common cause of tactile hallucinations

Answer 4

substance abuse (cocaine, psychostimulants) , alcohol withdrawal

Question 5

Medical causes of psychosis

Answer 5

cerebrovascular disease, neoplasm, huntington, alzhiemer, parkinson, temporal lobe epilepsy, encephalitis, MS.

hypo/hypercalcemia, hypo/hyperthyroid, hypopituatirism, cushing/addison

niacin, folate, B12 dificiency

SLE, temporal arteritis, porphyrias

Question 6

Medications and substances causing psychosis

Answer 6

CORTICOSTEROID, antihypertensive, anticholinergics, antiparkinsonian drugs, antihistamine, chemotherapy, anticonvulsants.

Cocaine, alcohol, hallucinogens, cannabis, benzodiazipines, barbiturates