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DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) relaxation muscle prior to DBT
Greatest patient at risk for Violence Substance abuse
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
reprocessing)
What is dissemination? Getting the research information out to those who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? Moderate cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? Inducer -->will lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? There IS a difference but you say there isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error? There is NO difference but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? Cognitive impairment secondary to depression that clears when treated
in the elderly. Dementia won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar Yes.
grasp?
What is a drug 1/2 life? The time it takes for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from the body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? Serotonin Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the HLAB-1502
risk of SJS?
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? With worsening of SJS
, How many generations do you include for a 1st degree - mother, father, siblings
genogram? 2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? Factors that affect genes - environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? Basal Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with 10-25 yo
schizophrenia?
When do females typically present with 25-35 yo
schizophrenia?
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? You will need to decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and
erythromycin is a inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? Heart Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo =
some asthma drugs agitation, aggression, anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia,
SI, tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? Agranulocytosis and Hyponatremia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? CKBB, CKMM, CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to CKMB
cardiac muscle damage?
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? 0.3 mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? Topamax
KCL
Zonegran
What CN are you assessing when you have the CN XI - Spinal Accessory
patient shrug their shoulders?
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment