WEEK 4 Flashcards
how long to be diagnosed for persistent depressive disorder?
depressed mood with two other symptoms of depression for majority of days for at least 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
first line rx pyromania
CBT
how many instances of deliberate fire setting required for pyromania dx?
at least 2 (more than 1)
can’t be due to monetary gain, politics, conceal criminal activity, express anger/vengenace, to improve one’s living circumstances
needs to be due to curiosity…get tense before act and relief after act
imaging for tourette’s
reduced caudate volume (issue with cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical circuitry)
cortical thinning in frontal and parietal lobes
which personalities inc risk for suicide?
CLUSTER B!!!, BPD the worst but don’t forget narcissistic, antisocial
rx for female orgasmic disorder
behavioral exercises like masturbation w/ kegel exercises
proposed mechanism for cluster headaches
calcitonin gene-related peptide released from tigeminal nerve which causes pain (vasodilator), subsequent parasympathetic activiation with vasodilation implicated as well
what is the only medication approved by FDA for treatment of schizoaffective d/o?
paliperidone
Mechanism fragile X
expansion of cytosine-guanine-guanine (CGG) trinucledotide repeats on FMR1 gene
GGA un intron 1 of both alleles of frataxin gene
fredreich ataxia (most common hereditary ataxia)
what should NF1 pts be screened for?
AUTISM (high association)
FDA approved medication for alcohol withdraawal that is associated with reduced risk of recurrent withdrawal symptoms/seizures
chlordiazepoxide
diazepam
LONG ACTING AGENTS better if you can
another name for essential tremor?
familial tremor (autosomal dominant)
target for DBS for essential tremor?
ventral intermediate nucleus
which substance intoxication can cause hyperacusis?
PCP
Two scales for stratifying depression symptoms severity
HAM-D (hamilton)
MADRS (Montgomery Asberg)
MADRS < 7?
normal range, no depression
MADRS > 35?
Severe depression
How long to fear something to meet criteria for specific phobia?
6 months
difference between aripiprazole and risperidoen @ dopamine receptor?
Abilify - partial agonist
Risperdal - antagonist
treatment to reduce apneic episodes in central sleep apnea?
oxygen therapy
delusion where you’re convinced something awful/catastrophic might happen
nihilistic
pt with MDD only wanting psychotherapy; how long to determine “adequate trial” of psychotherapy?
8-16 weeks to see a response
(wait 8 weeks)
Which has greater risk for precipitating mania (SSRIs or SNRIs)
SNRIs
14-3-3 protein in CSF?
CKJD
med for rapid eye movement disorder in pt with LBD?
memantine
PTSD with dissociative symptoms = what to risk of suicide?
increase!!! compared to without dissociative
1st line therapy for specific phobia?
exposure based therapy (type of CBT)
incidence vs prevalence
incidence = rate of NEW CASES of a disease occuring in specific population over particular period of time
prevalance = the NUMBER OF CASES of a disease in a specific population at a particular time point (point prevalance) or period of time (period prevalence)
# cases at one time / total population at same point in time
Which CN is affected by increased ICP from psedutumor cerebri and what is effect?
CN VI (abducens)
Double vision ensues
if doing association or correlational studies to match stressors with symptom clusters, what are you trying to increase?
SPECIFICITY
gorssly normal psychomotor development in first 6 months followed by period of regression
Rett’s syndrome
gait abnormalities, partial/complete loss of language, sterotypic hand movements, loss of hand skills; infant
Rett syndrome (x-linked)
decelerated head growth can happen but not required for dx
how to clarify whether a learning disability is present that is interfering with learning particular subject?
psychoeducational testing/intelligence and achievement testing
never use continuous performance testing for ADHD
environmental exposures assocaited with Parkinson’s?
herbicide/pesticide
sensitivity formula
TP / (TP + FN)
specificity formula
TN / (TN + FP)
PPV formula
true positive / all the positives
TP / (TP+ FP)
Negative predictive value formula
true negative / all the negatives
TN / (FN + TN)
utility of mannitol
lowers ICP; good for subdural hematoma)
mechanism lurasidone
blocks both dopamine and serotonin receptors
2nd line phrmacotherapy for MG
immunomdulating medications azathioprine, mycophenolate, cyclosporine
use only if pyridostigmine (ACHE inhibitor) and steroids ineffective
typical age of onset for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)
EARLY
(childhood, adolescence, early adulthood)
earliest time that clinical anxiety and depressive disorders can arise?
3 years old
irreversible severe antero+retrograde amnesia, confabulation, lack of insight, apathy
Korsakoff syndrome (untreated Wernicke’s encephalopathy, didn’t get thiamine)
injury in Korsakoff syndrome location
anterior nuclei of thalamus
how to optimize external validity?
random selection from population of interest
When to complete M-CHAT for autism?
16-30 months (less than 3 yo)
therapy for encopresis?
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
laxatives
when to diagnosis learning disorder?
ONLY AFTER formal education has begun
gender difference in prevlance of bipolar disorder
equal between men and women
what are good prognostic factors for schizophrenia/schizophreniform?
- CONFUSION OR PERPLEXITY
- onset of symptoms within 4 weeks of noticeable change in behavior/functionig
- normal range of affect
- good pre morbid functioning
effectiveness of SSRIs in specific phobia?
mixed evidence, conflicting
difference in eating between binge-eating disorder and Prader willi
binge eating - distinct episodes of uncontrolled eating, loss of control, distress
Prader Willi - PERSISTENT overeating
dopamine and glutamate in delirium?
INCREASED
which hormone can be used to decrease inflammation and reduce brain swelling?
estrogen
crescent shaped collection on CT that crosses cranial sutures but not midline
subdural
convex, lense shaped pattern on non contrast CT 2/2 skull fracture
epidural hematoma
typical mechanism of injury in subdural hematomas
shearing force that results in tearing of bridging veins leading to subdural hematoma
Commonly inmvolved artery in epidural hematoma
middle meningeal artery (usu. torn by fractured temporal bone)
thunderclap headache, sudden onset, photphobia/nausea
subarachnoid hemhorrage;
more risk with berry aneurysms/vascular malformations
two types of therapy for binge eating disorder
CBT
INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
most specific tool for diagnosis PTSD
clinician administered PTSD scale (CAPS-5)
FDA approvals for MDD in over 8 and over 12?
over 8 - prozac
over 12 - prozac, lexapro