This medication has has been shown in double-blind, placebo-controlled trials to be effective in treating bipolar depression.
What is Lamotrigine?
100
Alcohol is converted to acetaldehyde by what enzyme?
What is alcohol dehydroginase?
100
These 3 domains are typically impaired in delirious patients. . .
What are attention, orientation, and memory.
100
This type of Dementia is associated with athlerosclerotic disease and is characterized by a step-wise progression of cognitive deficits and associated focal signs and symptoms.
What is Vascular Dementia?
100
The most common birth defect associated with taking Lithium during pregnancy.
What is Ebstein's anomaly.
200
This medication used in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder is Category B and deemed safe in mothers who are breast feeding.
What is Carbamazapine?
200
Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures typicall occur within this time frame.
What is 24 to 48 hours?
200
Name three risk factors for developing delirium.
What are being elderly, having a history of brain injury, having a history of drug dependency, having had cardiac surgery, being burned, extreme sleep deprivation, having AIDS
200
The hallmarks of this type of Dementia are recurrent visual hallucinations, parkinsonism, and fluctuating cognition.
What is Lewy Body Dementia?
200
Lithium's mechanism of action involves
What are G-proteins?
300
Name 2 medications that alter the clearance of Lithium
What are thiazide diuretics, ACE inhibitors, NSAIDS, and Metronidazole.
300
This Type of alcoholism is independent of post-natal environment. It is only passed on from fathers to sons.
What is Type II?
300
A 60 year-old patient on thioridazine presents with delirium, psychosis, and elevated temperature, urinary retention, dry skin, and flushing. The diagnsosis. . .
What is Anticholinergic Toxicity.
300
This type of Dementia is associated with hydrocephalus, urinary incontinence, and "magnetic gait".
What is normopressure hydrocephalus?
300
The Community Mental Health Center Act was signed by this president.
Who was President Kenedy?
400
Used in the treatment of akathisia.
What is low-dose propranolol?
Alternative: low dose benzodiazepines
400
Name 3 medications used in the maintenance phase of Alcohol Dependence.
What are Naltrexone, Accamprosate, and Natrexone?
400
Common Neurologic deficts found in Delirium. Name 3
What are impaired constructional ability, word-finding difficulties, or writing disturbances
acceptable: tremor, myoclonus, asterixis
400
This most common identified cause of mental retardation ____________ is associated with which Dementia.
What is Trisomy 21 and Alzheimer's Dementia
400
Hypnosis has been shown to be successful in the treatment of what psychiatric disorder?
What is specific phobia?
Alternative: Smoking Cessation.
500
The half life of Fluoxetine ________. The amount of time one should wait before initiating an MAOI in someone who has previously been on Fluoxetine.
What are 6 weeks and 5 weeks.
500
Name 2 medications used in Outpatient Detox of Alcohol
What are Carbamazapine, Neurontin, or Valproic Acid.
500
Name 3 commonly used inpatient medications that can worsen or precipitate delirium.
What are H2 Blockers, Opioid Pain Medications, Benzodiazepines, Flouroquinolones, Anticholinergic Drugs (Benadryl, Detrol, Cogentin)?
500
This class of medications should be generally avoided in Lewy Body Dementia and Why
What are 1st Generation Antipsychotics. They can worsen the dementia and increase mortality.
500
Stranger Anxiety develops at approximately this age.