Rule Out Flashcards
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
TOURETTE DISORDER
You need to rule out: Abnormal movements from medical conditions Effects of a substance Choreiform, Dystonic, Athetoid, Myoclonic, Hemiballismic movements Spasms Hemifacial spasm Synkinesis Medication-induced disorder NOS Movement disorder Pervasive Developmental disorders Compulsions Schizophrenia Transient Tic Disorder Tourette disorder Chronic motor disorder Tic disorder NOS
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
HYPOCHONDRASIS
You need to rule out: Somatic symptoms in children Generalized anxiety disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder Major depressive episode Separation anxiety disorder Body dysmorphic disorder Specific phobias Psychotic disorders
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
SOMATIZATION DISORDER
You need to rule out: Schizophrenia Anxiety disorders Panic disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Mood disorders Depressive disorders Pain disorder associated with psychological factors Sexual dysfunction Conversion disorder Dissociative disorder
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of: CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER (MINOR MOOD DISORDER)
You need to rule out:
Substance abuse
Major depressive disorder ( the residual phase is characterized by dysthymic disorder in some patients, so-called “double depression”)
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (both include emotionality and instability)
Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder (includes feelings of imperfection)
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Brief psychotic disorder
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Alcohol or drug intoxication
Psychosis
Conduct disorder/antisocial personality disorder
Dementia
Dissociative disorders
Amok is a single episode of explosive behavior seen most commonly in Southeast Asian countries; dissociative symptoms are present
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
SCHIZOPHRENIA
You need to rule out: Temporal lobe epilepsy Neurologic disease or trauma Poisoning Endocrine disorders Brief psychotic disorder Schizophreniform disorder Schizoaffective disorder Manic phase of bipolar disorder Delusional disorder Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders Substance abuse
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
DELUSIONAL DISORDER
You need to rule out: Delirium Dementia Psychotic disorder due to a gen med condition Substance-induced psychotic disorder Schizophrenia Schizophreniform Mood disorders with psychotic features Psychotic disorder NOS Depressive disorder NOS Bipolar disorder NOS
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
PEDOPHILIA
You need to rule out:
Dementia
Schizophrenia
Situational difficulties
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
NARCOLEPSY
You need to rule out: Sleep deprivation Sleep apnea leading to daytime sleepiness Abuse of sedative drugs Withdrawal from stimulant drugs
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
ASPERGER DISORDER
You need to rule out: Autistic disorder Childhood schizophrenia Rett disorder (in girls) Obsessive-compulsive disorder Schizoid personality disorder
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Borderline Personality Disorder (includes chronic feelings of boredom and emptiness and suicidal behavior)
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (includes feelings of superiority)
Dependent Personality Disorder (not characterized by flamboyance or an overly emotional state)
Hypomanic episode in bipolar II or cyclothymic disorder (symptoms remit when the episode ends)
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER
You need to rule out: Pervasive developmental disorders Schizophrenia Other psychotic disorders Generalized anxiety disorder Panic disorder with agoraphobia Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder Psychotic disorders Conduct disorder Developmentally appropriate levels of separation anxiety
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Hermaphroditism
Schizophrenia
Serious distress about homosexuality (sexual disorder NOS)
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Delusional disorder
Paranoid schizophrenia
Mood disorder with psychotic features ( al include frank psychotic symptoms)
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
DELIRIUM
You need to rule out:
Dementia
Psychosis,
Depression
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
MALE ERECTILE DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Presence of erections during REM sleep. morning erections, or erections with masturbation suggest a psychological rather than a physical cause.
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
INSOMNIA
You need to rule out:
Use of stimulant drugs, particularly caffeine
Sedative abuser seeking drugs
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Substance-induced sexual dysfunction
Another axis I disorder
Occasional problems with sexual desire
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DIOSRDER (ADHD)
You need to rule out: Normal temperamental characteristics Mood disorder Anxiety disorder Learning problems
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
TELEPHONE SCATOLOGIA
You need to rule out:
Dementia
Schizophrenia
Situational difficulties
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
You need to rule out: Cancers- present as depression Renal and cardiopulmonary diseases Infectious disease Neurologic illnesses (e.g. Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, dementia, stroke (particularly left frontal) Nutritional deficiency Endocrinologic abnormalities, particularly thyroid dysfunction Prescription drugs
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
VOYEURISM
You need to rule out:
Dementia
Schizophrenia
Situational difficulties
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
PAIN DISORDER
You need to rule out: Somatization disorder Dyspareunia Conversion disorder Malingering Factitious disorder
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
VAGINISMUS
You need to rule out:
Dyspareunia
Another axis I condition
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Delusional disorder
Schizophrenia (both include frank psychotic symptoms)
Asperger disorder
Mild autistic disorder (stereotyped behavior patterns as well as impaired social behavior)
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
You need to rule out: Head injury caused by the traumatic event Substance abuse Borderline personality disorder Factitious disorder Malingering Generalized anxiety disorder
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
HOMOSEXUALITY
You need to rule out:
Nonconformity to stereotypical sex role behavior
Transvestic fetishism
Concurrent congenital intersex condition
Schizophrenia
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (presence of actual obsessions and compulsions with anxiety if they are not carried out)
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
FEMALE ORGASMIC DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Incompatible sexual technique
What needs to be ruled out before you make a diagnosis of:
AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER
You need to rule out:
Social phobia (experiences significant anxiety symptoms in social situations)
Dependent Personality Disorder (mainly seeks care from others)
Schizoid Personality Disorder (is content with little social contact)
