Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 141: Are long-acting injectable antipsychotics a good choice as an initial agent to treat psychosis? _____

Answer: No

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Flashcard 142: Acute dystonia 2° to antipsychotics = _____ or benztropine (antimuscarinic) Akathisia 2° to antipsychotics = β-blockers, benztropine, or benzodiazepines

Answer: diphenhydramine (antihistamine)

Flashcard 143: Step-wise decline with periventricular (lacunar) infarcts = _____ dementia

Answer: vascular

Extra: Vascular dementia typically presents with a "step-wise" decline, where each sudden drop in cognitive function corresponds to a new ischemic event (e.g., lacunar infarcts).

Flashcard 144: Auditory hallucinations that directly tell the patient to perform certain acts are called _____ hallucinations

Answer: command

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Flashcard 145: What do you suspect if pt. is having seizures/psychotic/hallucinating 48-72 hrs postop? _____

Answer: Delirium tremens

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Flashcard 146: High-potency antipsychotics (e.g. haldol) are often given as _____ to treat acute agitation or psychosis

Answer: an intramuscular injection

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Flashcard 147: The following are diagnostic criteria for _____: 1. Acute onset and fluctuating course 2. Inattention 3. Disorganized thinking OR Altered level of consciousness

Answer: delirium

Extra: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) criteria for delirium. https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neurology/dementia/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 148: Breathing-related disorders are the most common of the _____ and include obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea

Answer: hypersomnias

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Flashcard 149: _____ is when a patient consciously fakes, profoundly exaggerates, or claims to have a disorder in order to attain a secondary (external) gain (e.g. avoid work, obtain compensation)

Answer: Malingering

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Flashcard 150: _____ are fixed, false beliefs that remain despite evidence to the contrary and cannot be accounted for by the cultural background of the individual

Answer: Delusions

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