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Order of pubertal events
(Think: Tits, pits, mits, and lips) ♣ Thelarche (Breasts) (8) ♣ Pubarche (Axillary and pubic hair) (9) ♣ Growth (10) ♣ Menarche (11)
What is the older version of conduct disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Is conjugated bilirubin considered direct or indirect
Direct
What disease presents with sharp triphasic waves on EEG
Creutzfeldt Jakob (spongiform encephalopathy)
Diagnosis of aortic dissection
♣ Transesophageal echo (TEE) – preferred method in patients with renal insufficiency of hemodynamic instability
♣ CT angiography with contrast – preferred in hemodynamically stable patients; requires contrast so avoid in renal insufficiency
♣ MR angiography – time consuming; avoid in patients with kidney disease
Most common cause of liver mets
Colorectal cancer
Indications for statin therapy
♣ Clinically significant ASCVD (ACS, stable angina, arterial revascularization (e.g. CABG), stroke, TIA, PAD)
♣ LDL >/= 190
♣ Age 40-75 with DM and LDL of 70-189
♣ Age 40-75 w/o DM with estimated 10-year ASCVD risk >/= 7.5%
What is the pathogenesis of tardive dykinesia in patients on antipsychotics
Dopamine D2 receptor upregulation and supersensitivity resulting from chronic blockade of dopamine receptors
Tx of chest pain in acute cocaine toxicity
- Benzos for BP and anxiety – reduction of sympathetic outflow, thus improving BP and HR
- Aspirin – reduces thrombus formation
- Nitroglycerin and CCB for pain – vasodilation
- Beta blockers contraindicated
- Immediate cardiac catheterization with reperfusion when indicated
Time frame of major depressive disorder
> 2 weeks (5/9 of SIGECAPS)
Definition of bipolar II
♣ Hypomanic episode + major depressive episode
Definition of dysthymia
♣ May have major or minor depressive symptoms
• Lasting > 2 years
• Can’t go more than 2 months without symptoms within the 2 years
Time frame of grief to distinguish it from MDD
12 months
Time frame of postpartum blues
<2 weeks
What is the duration of sx on the schizophrenia spectrum
♣ Brief psychotic disorder > 1 day and < 1 month
♣ Schizophreniform disorder > 1 month and < 6 months
♣ Schizophrenia > 6 months
What is schizoaffective disorder
♣ Mood episodes and active symptoms of schizophrenia occurring at the same time + at least 2 week lifetime history of delusions or hallucinations in the absence of prominent mood symptoms
♣ Aka normal schizo sometimes and schizo + mood at other times
Tx of tardive dyskinesia
Antimuscarinics (Benztropine or Trihexaphenydyl)
Tx of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Dantrolene
First line medication for anorexia nervosa
Antipsychotics
First line medication for bulimia
SSRI