Psychosomatic Medicine Flashcards

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Pt’s with anxiety, type A behavior, hostility, anger, and acute mental stress are at an increased risk for what?

A
  • 2-fold ↑ risk of incident MI and CAD-related mortality
  • Strongest evidence shows ↑ incidence of depression
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Asthmatics are at an increased risk for which psych disorders?

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  • Panic disorder or agoraphobia
  • Fear of dyspnea can trigger asthma attacks and high levels of anxiety
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Diabetes is associated with an increased risk for what psych conditions?

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Frustration, loneliness, dejection, and depression

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What are some of the psych sx’s associated with hyponatremia?

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Confusion, lethargy, personality changes (Delirium)

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Which medications have the highst rate of GI disturbances as AE’s; why?

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SSRIs due to serotonin in the GI tract

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DWhich psych sx’s are very common with pancreatic carcinoma?

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Depression, lethargy, anhedonia, apathy, and ↓ energy

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Abdominal pain + psychosis should make you think of what underlying disease?

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Acute Intermittent Porphyria

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What are some of the psych sx’s associated with hepatic encephalopathy?

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Euphoria, disinhibition, psychosis, anddepression

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What are some of the psych sx’s associated with frontal lobe tumors?

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  • Mood changes + irritability + facetiousness
  • Impaired judgement + Impaired memory
  • Delirium
  • Loss of speech
  • Loss of smell
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What medication should be avoided in elderly hospitalized pt’s especially those with delirium?

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AVOID benzodiazepines

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Which commonly used drug is associated with mania + psychosis (hallucinations)?

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Corticosteroids

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Which drugs can cause mania in a bipolar patient?

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Antidepressants

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