PRITE PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
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QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PACK
●● Memory loss pattern in dissociative amnesia
Answer: Memory loss occurs for a discrete period of time
●● Amnesia characterized by loss of memory of events that occur after
onset of etiologic condition or agent
Answer: Anterograde
●● What psychoactive drug produces amnesia?
Answer: Alcohol
●● Visual problem in pituitary tumor compressing optic chiasm
Answer: Bitemporal Hemianopsia
●● 32 y/o pt 1-month history of worsening headaches, episodic mood
swings and occasional hallucinations with visual, tactile and auditory
content. CT head reveals tumor where:
Answer: Temporal lobe
,●● Syndrome characterized by fluent speech, preserved comprehension,
inability to repeat, w/o associated signs. Location of lesion in the brain?
Answer: Supramarginal gyrus or insula
●● Acute onset of hemiballismus of LUE & LLE. MRI is most likely to
show lesion located where?
Answer: Subthalamic nucleus
●● Left sided hemi-neglect is associated with lesion located where?
Answer: Right Parietal Lobe
●● 60M right-handed, getting lost, only writes on right half of paper.
Where is lesion
Answer: Right parietal
●● Which hormone secreted in functional pituitary adenoma:
Answer: Prolactin
●● CT & MRI show ventriculomegaly are out of proportion to sulcal
atrophy. This is suggestive of what diagnosis?
Answer: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
,●● 5 y/o with 4 month history of morning HA, vomiting, and recent
problems with gait, falls, and diplopia
Answer: Medulloblastoma
●● 20 y/o with 1 yr of bitemporal headaches, polydipsia, polyuria,
bulimia. For 2 months emotional outburst aggressive and transient
confusion neuro exam normal. What will MRI of brain show?
Answer: Hypothalamic tumor
●● Location of lesion: previously pleasant person becomes profane and
irresponsible over 6 months:
Answer: Frontal lobe
●● Unilateral hearing loss with vertigo, unsteadiness with falls and
headaches, mild facial weakness and ipsilateral limb ataxia is most
commonly associated with tumors in what locations:
Answer: Cerebellopontine angle
●● 52 y/o with h/o unipolar depression is brought to ED with a first
episode of catatonia. Patient is on no meds, UDS is neg. Further w/u
should initially focus on what factor?
Answer: Metabolic disorders
, ●● Which term describes state of immobility that is constantly
maintained?
Answer: Catalepsy
●● Ability of catatonic pt to hold same position
Answer: Catalepsy
●● Chronic Afib develops aphasia and R hemiparesis at noon. ER exam
notes weakness of R extremities and severe dysfluent aphasia, but CT at
1:30 PM has no acute lesion. Most appropriate treatment:
Answer: TPA
●● Young adult gained 70 lbs in last year c/o daily severe headaches
sometimes assoc with graying out of vision. Papilledema present. CT
and MRI brain no abnormalities but ventricles smaller than usual. Goal
of treatment in this case:
Answer: Prevent blindness
●● Patient with hypertension develops vertigo, nausea, vomiting,
hiccups, left sided face numbness, nystagmus, hoarseness, ataxia of the
limbs, staggering gait, and is falling to the left. Dx?
Answer: Lateral medullary stroke
●● Rapid onset of right facial weakness, left limb weakness, diplopia
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PACK
●● Memory loss pattern in dissociative amnesia
Answer: Memory loss occurs for a discrete period of time
●● Amnesia characterized by loss of memory of events that occur after
onset of etiologic condition or agent
Answer: Anterograde
●● What psychoactive drug produces amnesia?
Answer: Alcohol
●● Visual problem in pituitary tumor compressing optic chiasm
Answer: Bitemporal Hemianopsia
●● 32 y/o pt 1-month history of worsening headaches, episodic mood
swings and occasional hallucinations with visual, tactile and auditory
content. CT head reveals tumor where:
Answer: Temporal lobe
,●● Syndrome characterized by fluent speech, preserved comprehension,
inability to repeat, w/o associated signs. Location of lesion in the brain?
Answer: Supramarginal gyrus or insula
●● Acute onset of hemiballismus of LUE & LLE. MRI is most likely to
show lesion located where?
Answer: Subthalamic nucleus
●● Left sided hemi-neglect is associated with lesion located where?
Answer: Right Parietal Lobe
●● 60M right-handed, getting lost, only writes on right half of paper.
Where is lesion
Answer: Right parietal
●● Which hormone secreted in functional pituitary adenoma:
Answer: Prolactin
●● CT & MRI show ventriculomegaly are out of proportion to sulcal
atrophy. This is suggestive of what diagnosis?
Answer: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
,●● 5 y/o with 4 month history of morning HA, vomiting, and recent
problems with gait, falls, and diplopia
Answer: Medulloblastoma
●● 20 y/o with 1 yr of bitemporal headaches, polydipsia, polyuria,
bulimia. For 2 months emotional outburst aggressive and transient
confusion neuro exam normal. What will MRI of brain show?
Answer: Hypothalamic tumor
●● Location of lesion: previously pleasant person becomes profane and
irresponsible over 6 months:
Answer: Frontal lobe
●● Unilateral hearing loss with vertigo, unsteadiness with falls and
headaches, mild facial weakness and ipsilateral limb ataxia is most
commonly associated with tumors in what locations:
Answer: Cerebellopontine angle
●● 52 y/o with h/o unipolar depression is brought to ED with a first
episode of catatonia. Patient is on no meds, UDS is neg. Further w/u
should initially focus on what factor?
Answer: Metabolic disorders
, ●● Which term describes state of immobility that is constantly
maintained?
Answer: Catalepsy
●● Ability of catatonic pt to hold same position
Answer: Catalepsy
●● Chronic Afib develops aphasia and R hemiparesis at noon. ER exam
notes weakness of R extremities and severe dysfluent aphasia, but CT at
1:30 PM has no acute lesion. Most appropriate treatment:
Answer: TPA
●● Young adult gained 70 lbs in last year c/o daily severe headaches
sometimes assoc with graying out of vision. Papilledema present. CT
and MRI brain no abnormalities but ventricles smaller than usual. Goal
of treatment in this case:
Answer: Prevent blindness
●● Patient with hypertension develops vertigo, nausea, vomiting,
hiccups, left sided face numbness, nystagmus, hoarseness, ataxia of the
limbs, staggering gait, and is falling to the left. Dx?
Answer: Lateral medullary stroke
●● Rapid onset of right facial weakness, left limb weakness, diplopia
