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Recall 3 Flashcards

1
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Which receptor responsible for Tardive Dyskinesia

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Supersensitive D2

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2
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Clozapine related myocarditis most specific marker

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Eosinophilia

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3
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Glycine MOA

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NMDA receptor

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4
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Sodium Valproate congenital malformation rate

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8 - 12 %

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5
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Receptor for Postural hypotension

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Alpha 1 antagonism

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6
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Paroxetine SE

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Sweating, sexual dysfunction, withdrawal Sx

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7
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Topiramate SE

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Weight Loss

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8
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Drugs that cause least sexual side effects

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Vortioxetine / Mirtazapine / Agolmelatine

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9
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Cariprazine MOA

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D2, D3, 5HT1a agonist

Partial antagonist at 5ht2a/b

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10
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Most selective AP for D2

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Amisulpiride

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11
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Partial agonist of nicotinic receptors

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Varenicline

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12
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Anti Psychotic with longest half life >50 hours

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Aripiprazole

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13
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AP injection most likely to cause NMS

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Haloperidol

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14
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Best therapy for HIV induced cognitive impairment

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Anti-retroviral therapy

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15
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Changing the magnetic field over the scalp?

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation

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16
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Direct current given with saline pads?

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Transcranial direct stimulation

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17
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Ideomotor apraxia

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Unable to use tools

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18
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Ideational apraxia

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Unable to follow sequences

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19
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Imaging for white matter tract lesion localisation

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DTI - MRI

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20
Q

Reciprocal inhibition is seen in…

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Systematic desensitisation

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21
Q

Which factor least responsible for delayed speech?

Small family / large family / immigration / smoking in pregnancy / alcohol in pregnancy

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Small family

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22
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What can be done to reduce group think?

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Open debate

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23
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What stage of moral development is child in stage?

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Social order

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24
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CBT + Rogerian theory is what therapy?

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Motivational interviewing

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25
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Erikson stage at 22?

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LOVE - Intimacy and isolation

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26
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Brain default network structure

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Posterior cingulate cortex

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27
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NT in multitasking

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Dopamine

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28
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Anti-NMDA R encephalitis antibody better from CSF or Serum

29
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Which inflam marker for depression

30
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Which developmental condition shows multifactorial genetics

31
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Trinucleotide repeat of X syndrome

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Fragile X - CGG

32
Q

Brain region involved in PTSD

33
Q

Gaming disorder length of time

34
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Which NT increased in REM?

35
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Which NT in non REM increased?

36
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Excessive laughter term

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Hyperklepexia

37
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Lithium plus HTN - add what?

38
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ADHD gene

39
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Term for person with fear of heights and at height

40
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DSM V - what changed about schizophrenia

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Subtypes discarded

41
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Term for finding a new meaning to a belief in the process of delusion?

42
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Which neurons use glutamate as NT

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Pyramidal and Granular

43
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Which neurons are efferent to the cortex?

44
Q

Stages of Piaget development

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Sensorimotor - object permanence
Preoperational - language, imagery, play
Concrete operational - conservation of volume
Formal operational - test hypothesis

45
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Three terms associated with piaget

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Schema
Assimilation
Accomodation

46
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Epigenic principle whom

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Erikson - personality develops in a set order

47
Q

Levinson stages?

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Whole life with some 5 years overlap between each stage.

Age based rather event based

48
Q

Sexual dysfunction APs and why

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Risperidone - Prolactin
Haloperdiol - Prolactin
Clozapine - Alpha 1 antagonism, ACh antagonism

49
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What did Bleuler say with respect to Schizophrenia?

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4 x As

Autism
Ambivalence
Association (loosening)
Affective blunting

50
Q

Valproate MOA

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GABA modulation, NMDA antagonist, Na channel inhibition

51
Q

Marcia 4 Identity types and how classified?

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Explored options & committed - Identity Achievement
Explore options & not committed - Moratorium
Not explored options & Committed - Foreclosure
Not explored & not committed - Diffusion

52
Q

Cluttered Speech - which condition

53
Q

dysguesia - is what from what drug?

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Abnormal taste - se lithium

54
Q

Aripiprazole MOA

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5HT1a, 5HT2a, Partial d2 antagnoism

55
Q

Reversible MAOI

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Moclobecamide

56
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Irreversible MAOI

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Phenylzine

57
Q

Puberty Female

Menarche Age
Age range
Average age onset
Precocious puberty age

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Menarche - tanner 4
8-14 years
11
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58
Q

Least cardiotoxic AD/TCA

A

Lofepramine

59
Q

Duloxetine use

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Generalised anxiety disorder

Pain disorder

60
Q

Therapy where people admire feeling powerless/helpless

61
Q

Ketamine MOA

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NMDA antagonist

62
Q

Tetrabenzine highest receptor affinity

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Reversible VMAT 2 inhibitor

63
Q

Sleep terror occur in which phase sleep? Child waking up agitated

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Sleep terrors occur in nrem3 - delta waves

64
Q

Difference between somatisation vs hypochondriasis

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Somatic symptoms versus abnormal beliefs about illness

65
Q

Vortioextine moa

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5HT1A agonist
5HT1B agonist

5ht3, 5ht7 antagonist

66
Q

Amisulpiride MOA

67
Q

Non dominant Parietal lobe lesion (rt) cvads

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Constructional apraxia
Visuospatial defect
Dressing apraxia
Anosognosia
Prosapognosia
HemiSpatial neglect

68
Q

Dominant temporal lesion

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Wernickes apahasia
Memory disturbance
Auditory agnosia

69
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Non dom temporal

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Auditory agnosia
Emotional recognition issues
Visual memory deficits

MRCPsych Part A (3 decks)

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