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First-line pharmacotherapy for depression
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SSRIs
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Antidepressants associated with hypertensive crisis?
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MAOIs
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Galactorrhea, impotence, menstrual dysfunction, and ↓ libido
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Patient on dopamine antagonist
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A 17- year old girl has left arm paralysis after her boyfriend dies in a car crash. No medical cause is found
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Conversion disorder
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Name the defense mechanism:
A mother who is angry at her husband yells at her child |
Displacement
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Name the defense mechanism:
A pedophile enters a monastery |
Reaction formation
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Name the defense mechanism:
A woman calmly describes a grisly murder |
Isolation
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Name the defense mechanism:
A hospitalized 10-year-old begins to wet his bed |
Regression
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Life-threatening muscle rigidity, fever, and rhabdomyolysis
What syndrome? |
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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Amenorrhea, bradycardia, and abnormal body image in a young female
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Anorexia
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A 35-year-old man has recurrent episodes of palpitations, diaphoresis, and fear of going crazy
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Panic disorder
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The most serious side effect of clozapine
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Agranulocytosis
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A 21-year-old man has three months of social withdrawal, worsening grades, flattened affect, and concrete thinking
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Schizophreniform disorder (diagnosis of schizophrenia requires > 6 months of symptoms)
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What are the key side effects of atypical antipsychotics
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Weight gain, type 2 DM, QT prolongation
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A young weight lifter receives IV halperidol and complains that his eyes are deviated sideways. Diagnosis? Treatment?
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Acute dystonia (oculogyric crisis). Treat with benztropine or diphenhydramine
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What medication should be avoided in patients with a history of alcohol withdrawal seizures?
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Neuroleptics
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A 13-year-old boy has a history of theft, vandalism, and violence towards family pets
Diagnosis? |
Conduct disorder
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A five-month-old girl has ↓ head growth, truncal dyscoordination, and ↓ social interaction.
Diagnosis? |
Rett's disorder
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A patient hasn't slept for days, lost $20,000 gambling, is agitated, and has pressured speech. Diagnosis? Treatment?
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Acute mania. Start a mood stabilizer (eg. lithium)
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After a minor fender bender, a man wears a neck brace and requests permanent disability
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Malingering
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