Risk, Capacity & Safeguarding UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Risk, Capacity & Safeguarding Flashcard Deck - 21 Cards
Flashcard 1: Consider _____ if an drug dependent parent is responsible for a child/children
Answer: safeguarding
Flashcard 2: _____ has an ↑ risk of overdose
Answer: Methadone
Flashcard 3: What is the most effective preventative intervention in almost all patients in reducing mortality risk?
_____
Answer: Smoking cessation
Flashcard 4: What is the leading cause of preventable disease?
_____
Answer: Tobacco use
Flashcard 5: Tobacco (smoking) is safe in pregnancy
_____
Answer: F
Flashcard 6: What drug intoxication presents as emotional lability, disinhibition, slurred speech, ataxia, and blackouts?
_____
Answer: Alcohol
Flashcard 7: It is illegal to drive with blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) ≥ _____mg/100ml
Answer: 80
Flashcard 8: Self harm and suicide is most common in the ages of ~_____-25
Answer: 15
Flashcard 9: For patients who present with self-harm are managed through different services based on their needs, including the _____
Answer: emergency department, community mental health teams, crisis resolution teams, primary care services, and specialist liason psychiatry teams
Flashcard 10: Exception to patient confidentiality = "_____"
Answer: threat of harm
Flashcard 11: _____ is the intentional, direct injury to one's own body tissue without suicidal intent, typically as a way to cope with psychological distress
Answer: Self harm
Flashcard 12: The risk factors for suicide may be remembered with the mnemonic "SAD PERSONS":
S: _____
A: Age (adolescents or elderly)
D: Depression
P: Previous attempt (highest risk factor)
E: Ethanol or drug use
R: Rational thinking impaired (psychosis)
S: Sickness (medical illness)
O: Organised plan
N: No spouse or other social support
S: Stated future intent
Answer: Sex (male)
Flashcard 13: Which occupations have a higher suicide rate than any other?
_____
Answer: Construction workers; Healthcare workers
Flashcard 14: Self harm can present with _____ themselves with hot objects & interfering with wound healing
Answer: burning
Flashcard 15:
What is the most important management of vascular dementia?
_____
Answer: Optimising cardiovascular risk factors
Flashcard 16: A section _____ allows police to remove a person from private property and relocate them to a Place of Safety
Answer: 135
Flashcard 17: A section _____ allows police to remove a person from public property and relocate them to a Place of Safety
Answer: 136
Flashcard 18: Which sections are used by police?
_____ & 136
Answer: 135
Flashcard 19: The common causes of delirium can be remembered by the DELIRIUMS mneumonic:
D - _____
E - Eyes, ears and emotional
L - Low output state
I - Infection
R - Retention (urine or stool)
I - Ictal
U - Under-hydration/nutrition
M - Metabolic
S - Subdural, Sleep deprivation
Answer: Drugs and Alcohol
Flashcard 20: Sections 135 and 136 last for _____
Answer: 24 hours
Flashcard 21: A section 4 is used in situations where a section 2 would involve an unacceptable _____
Answer: delayed assessment
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