Brief psychotic disorder US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Brief psychotic disorder Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by acute onset "waxing and waning" level of consciousness? _____
Answer: Delirium
Flashcard 2: What feature of psychosis is characterized by speech that is incoherent ("word salad"), tangential, or derailed? _____
Answer: Disorganized thought
Flashcard 3: Risks factors for postpartum psychosis include _____ pregnancy, history of bipolar or psychotic disorder, family history, and recent discontinuation of psychotropic medication
Answer: first
Flashcard 4: What is the treatment for postpartum psychosis? _____
Answer: Hospitalization and antipsychotics
Flashcard 5: In addition to schizophrenia, typical antipsychotics are used to treat _____ in many conditions (e.g. bipolar disorder, delirium)
Answer: psychosis
Flashcard 6: Broca's aphasia
Answer: damage to inferior frontal gyrus of dominant frontal lobe
Extra: nonfluent speech, intact comprehension mnemonic: Broca's Broken Boca
Flashcard 7: Wernicke's aphasia
Answer:
Extra: fluent but nonsensical speech, impaired comprehension mnemonic: Wernicke's Wordy Widdershins (widdershins is nonsense in this context) superior temporal gyrus of dominant temporal lobe
Flashcard 8: global aphasia
Answer: damage to both Broca's and Wernicke's areas (dominant frontal and temporal lobes)
Extra: nonfluent speech, impaired comprehension
Flashcard 9: olfaction
Answer: limbic system
Flashcard 10: GABA
Answer: nucleus accumbens
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