Genetic and environmental risk factors US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Genetic and environmental risk factors Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Depression is associated with _____ total REM sleep
Answer: increased
Flashcard 2: Atypical depression is associated with _____, which is being able to experience improved mood in response to positive events, albeit briefly
Answer: mood reactivity
Flashcard 3: Depression is characterized by _____ serotonin
Answer: decreased
Flashcard 4: depression
Answer:
Extra: early morning awakening incomplete decreased: NE, dopamine, serotonin
Flashcard 5: serotonin
Answer: raphe nucleus
Flashcard 6: A woman status post mastectomy says she feels ugly when she undresses.
Answer: Find out why the patient feels that way. Do not offer false reassurance or anything that could be interpreted as flirtation. (e.g. You still look great!)
Flashcard 7: What changes in sleep patterns are often seen in depressed patients?
Answer: 1. less delta-wave sleep
2. more REM sleep
3. more/earlier awakenings
(decreased delta-wave sleep (stage N3)
decreased REM latency
increased REM early in sleep cycle
increased total time in REM
repeated nighttime awakenings
early-morning awakening)
Flashcard 8: Major depressive disorder with seasonal pattern is most associated with what season?
_____
Answer: Winter
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/psychiatry/mood-disorders/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 9: Huntington disease presents with chorea that can progress to _____ and dementia; also may have aggression
Answer: depression
Extra:
Watch Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, Parkinsons Disease & Huntingtons Disease [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-neuro/videos/medical-pathophysiology-neuro-neurodegenerative-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-parkinsons-disease-and-huntingtons-disease?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/neurology/videos/dementia?index=8]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/genetics?ref=anki
Atlas:
Flashcard 10: Depression is characterized by _____ dopamine
Answer: decreased
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/neurology/videos/neurotransmitter-activity-in-psychiatric-disease?index=2]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/dna-to-protein/amino-acids/acquire?ref=anki
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