Neuro
Spasticity seen in children born with a history of perinatal anoxia
What is cerebral palsy?
Characteristic symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
What is 1)worry out of proportion
2) 6 month or longer course
3)feelings of apprehension when waking
4) association with depressed moods?
Long term treatment for panic disorder
What are SSRIs?
Diagnosis often missed - hypomania with profound depression, no psychosis and no mania present
What is bipolar II?
1st line treatment for PMDD
What is SSRI?
Weakness becomes more severe with repeated use of the muscle during the course of the day
What is a characteristic finding in myasthenia gravis?
Best treatment of GAD
What is CBT?
This may be caused if exposed to a particular phobia
What is a panic attack?
Frequently comorbid with other medical conditions
What is depression?
Best step for a patient with symptoms of major depression actively suicidal?
An immune-mediated disorder in which there are circulating antibodies against the postsynaptic nicotinic acethylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle cells.
What is myasthenia gravis?
Pharmacotherapy helpful with GAD
What are anxiolytic, SSRIs and tranquilizers?
Signs and symptoms of a manic episode
What is disconnected and very fast racing thoughts/grandiose beliefs/inappropriate elation, inappropriate social behavior/increased sexual desire/increased talking speed/volume/increased energy/poor judgement/decreased need for sleep?
Diagnostic criteria of major depressive disorder?
What is depressed mood/significant weight change/appetite disturbance/sleep disturbance/psychomotor agitiation or retardation/fatigue or loss of energy/feelings of worthlessness/diminished ability to concentrate/thoughts of suicide?
Greatest risk for a suicide attempt
What is a history of previous suicide attempts?
Test done to help confirm diagnosis of myasthenia gravis?
What is Tensilon test?
Population group most affected by GAD
What are ethnic minorities, single, lower socioeconomic status and young to middle aged females?
Mood disturbance similar to mania but not as severe to cause marked impairment in social/occupational functioning or to necessitate hospitalization, no psychotic features
What is hypomania?
The length of time to meet the diagnostic criteria for persistent depressive disorder
What is 2 years?
Treatment for a patient that is experiencing significant grief from a significant loss, but is functioning well day to day.
What is provide reassurance and emotional support?
Caused by perinatal injury to the nervous system
What is cerebral palsy?
Therapy that challenges the distortions in patient thinking that trigger and heighten their anxiety
What is CBT?
Mood disorder with mania episodes, alternating with depression and psychosis
What is bipolar I?
Blocks the reabsorption of serotonin in the brain
What are SSRIs?
The essential features of this disorder involve the presence of intrusive recollections and thoughts, flashbacks, emotional numbing and avoidance, difficulty sleeping, severe anxiety caused by trauma
What is PTSD?