Severe Mental Illness UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Severe Mental Illness with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Severe Mental Illness Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 31: Signs of illicit opioid dependence include _____ marks & skin infections
Answer: needle track
Flashcard 32: Smoking cessation can cause _____ as a side effect
Answer: weight gain
Flashcard 33: In pregnant women, smoking use is investigated using _____ at the first antenatal appointment and the 36-week appointment.
Answer: carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring
Flashcard 34: Alcohol can cause _____cytic anaemia
Answer: macro
Flashcard 35: Spread drinks evenly over ≥ _____ days when drinking as much as 14 units/week
Answer: 3
Flashcard 36: Substance use disorder more commonly affects _____.
Answer: men
Extra: Historically, substance use disorders (SUD) were significantly more common in men. While the gender gap is narrowing in younger populations and for certain substances, men still generally show higher rates of use and dependence across most substance categories.
Flashcard 37: What is the alcohol drinking advice for pregnancy?
_____
Answer: Avoid drinking alcohol to minimise risks to baby
Flashcard 38: _____ are significantly more likely to develop alcohol use disorder
Answer: Men
Flashcard 39: Offer oral prophylactic _____ supplementation to prevent Wernicke's encephalopathy
Answer: thiamine
Flashcard 40: Which symptoms of alcohol withdrawal occur during the 12 - 24 hour time period?
_____
Answer: Alcoholic hallucinosis (visual & auditory hallucinations)
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