Treat Yo'Self
Diag-Know-sis
An FX Special
Treat Yo'Self (& More)
100
This is the first line treatment for preschool children (age 4 through sixth birthday)
What is Parent training in behavior management (PTBM)?
100
A tool that is a validated questionnaire that obtains information needed for diagnosis from a parent and teacher about core symptoms of ADHD and areas of functional impairment
What is the NICHQ Vanderbilt ADHD Primary Care Initial Evaluation Form?
100
These are the common short term side effects of stimulants
Appetite loss, abdominal pain, headaches, and sleep disturbance.
100
Medication that is prescribed on a off label basis to treat ADHD with moderate to severe dysfunction and preschool aged children (4 through 5 years of age)
What is methylphenidate?
200
Accepted as the preferred standard of care for children with chronic medical conditions (such as ADHD)
What is the medical home model?
200
This is the DSM-5 definition of ADHD
What is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.
- across 2 or more settings
- report or documentation of symptoms before age 12
- cannot be better explained by another mental disorder
200
Adverse effects for guanfacine ER and clonidine ER
What are somnolence, dry mouth, dizziness, irritability, headache, bradycardia, hypotension, and abdominal pain?
200
This is the first line treatment for adolescents with ADHD
What are FDA approved medications for ADHD?
Also encouraged to prescribed evidence-based training interventions and/or behavioral interventions, if available)
300
This is the first line treatment for school aged children (age 6 to twelfth birthday)
What are FDA approved medications along with PTBM and or behavioral classroom interventions?
300
Screening tools/questionnaires helpful in diagnosing mimicking or comorbid conditions in the evaluation for ADHD
What are PHQ-9, CRAFFT, SCARED, etc.
300
Due to the symptom profile of stimulant medications, clinicians are recommended to ask about these cardiac risk factors prior to initiating stimulant medication therapy
What is history of sudden death, cardiovascular symptoms, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and long QT syndrome?
300
The mechanism of action of methylphenidate
What is the inhibition of the reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine and increased dopaminergic and noradrenergic activity in the prefrontal cortex?
400
In most studies, parents of school aged children were more satisfied with the effect of this intervention as it pertains to its ability to address ADHD symptoms and functions
What is behavioral therapy?
400
According to a 2014 national survey, the median age of diagnosis for ADHD was ___ years
What is 7?
400
These are the adverse effects of atomoxetine
What are increased heart rate and blood pressure, somnolence, GI symptoms, and decreased appetite, less commonly and increasing suicidal thoughts (FDA black box warning)?
Extremely rare but hepatitis has been associated
400
Children and adolescents with ADHD may be eligible for services in school as part of either of these 2 plans
What are the 504 rehabilitation act plan (504 plan) or special education individualized education plan (IEP)?
IEP: Provides individualized special education and related services to meet a child’s unique learning needs.
504: Provides services and changes to the learning environment to enable students with disabilities to learn alongside their peers
These services are provided at no cost to families.
500
The only FDA approved treatment device for treating ADHD
What is an external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS)?
500
These are some of the system level barriers that hamper the adoption of best practice recommendations in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents
What are lack of time, lack of experience, limited access to mental health clinicians, inadequate payment for needed services, impaired coverage limitations for needed medications, inadequate developmental-behavioral and mental healthcare training during residency, fragmented care/communication b/w providers
500
A more persistent side effect seen in both stimulant medications as well as atomoxetine, however it reverses itself in the first 1 to 2 years of treatment with atomoxetine but not with stimulant medications
What is diminished growth velocity linked to growth delays compared to expected trajectories/predicted adult height?
500
Stimulant medications can be effectively titrated on a __ day basis but in urgent situations they can be effectively titrated in as few as ___ days
What are 7 day basis and 3 days?