Psychiatry
This personality disorder is consistent in someone who is content with social isolation
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder
Withdrawal from this drug class is associated with nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and mydriasis
What is Opioids
Low serum concentration of this electrolyte can cause U waves and flattened T waves on ECG
What is Potassium
This phenomenon is seen when a patient projects feelings about formative or other important persons onto the physician
What is Transference
This medication is prophylactically prescribed for CD4 count < 200
What is TMP-SMX (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole)
Chvostek and Trousseau signs indicate this electrolyte disturbance
What is hypocalcemia
This mature defense mechanism occurs when a patient’s aggressive personality is redirected toward a successful military career
What is Sublimation
This medication is used to treat Clostridium difficile infection and can cause disulfiram-like reaction with concomitant alcohol use
What is Metronidazole
Rapid correction of this can cause central pontine myelinolysis
What is Hyponatremia (treat with slow infusion of 3% NS to prevent ODS-osmotic demyelination syndrome)
This syndrome occurs when a psychiatric patient develops life-threatening fever, encephalopathy, hemodynamic instability, elevated CK, myoglobinuria, and muscle rigidity
What is NMS (neuroleptic malignant syndrome)
This medication class is initially used to treat status epilepticus
What is Benzodiazepines (lorazepam, diazepam)
This electrolyte abnormality is associated with refractory hypokalemia despite sufficient supplementation
What is Hypomagnesemia
This mood disorder is characterized by frequent and fluctuating episodes of hypomania and mild depression, lasting for at least two years
What is Cyclothymic Disorder
Hydroxocobalamin, sodium thiosulfate, or sodium nitrate can be used to treat this
What is Cyanide Poisoning
RTA (renal tubular acidosis) type 1 is associated with inability of the DCT (distal convoluted tubule) to secrete this
What is H+