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Question 1

What is the cornerstone document of human research ethics?

Answer 1

The Declaration of Helsinki which was built in 1964 as a set of ethical principles regarding human experimentation. It was based on the Nuremberg code which was a similar document developed after WWII

Question 2

What are the lifetimes prevalence of the following:
Depression
Anxiety
Schizophrenia

Answer 2

Depression - 20%
Anxiety - 10%
Schizophrenia - 1%

Question 3

What value should the QTc be under?

Answer 3

Men - under 440ms

Women - under 470ms

Question 4

What vitamin number is Thiamine?

Answer 4

Vitamin B1

Question 5

What factors reduce the risk of cognitive impairment in ECT?

Answer 5

Electrode placement (bitemporal has highest risk of cognitive impairment, unilateral has lowest)
Pulse type (ultra brief pulse and focally electrically administered seizure treatment both have lowest risk of cognitive impairment)

Question 6

What factors indicate good quality ECT?

Answer 6

Post-ictal suppression
Seizure duration (around 20-25seconds is good)
Short recruitment phase followed by spike and wave pattern
Concordance between both lobes