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What lab means pregnancy? - Answer-HCG
Why is Clozaril used? - Answer-Treatment resistant
schizophrenia, improves SI, and improves negative
symptoms of schizophrenia
What two medications have the highest risk of
agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia? - Answer-Clozaril
and Tegretol
What symptoms may mean a Clozaril induced infection?
- Answer-Sore throats, sores in mouth/gums, fever
When should you discontinue Clozaril or Tegretol? -
Answer-WBC < 2000 or ANC <1000
What should you check in Asian patients taking
Tegretol? - Answer-For the HLA-B*1502 allele (higher
risk of SJS)
What two epidermal issues can arise from Tegretol or
Lamictal? - Answer-Toxic epidermal necrosis and SJS
What may be the issue if a patient on Lamictal presents
with a fever and severe headache? - Answer-Aspetic
meningitis
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What three antipsychotics have very low weight gaining
effects? - Answer-Geodon, Abilify, and Latuda
Mini-Cog - Answer-3 word recall and
clock drawing
MMSE scoring - Answer-24-30 severe impairment
18-23 mild impairment
17 and less no impairment
What happens during pruning? - Answer-Brain
eliminates extra synapses during infancy
autism and pruning - Answer-Excess synapses caused
by under-pruning (patient oversensitive to light/sounds
and seizures)
schizophrenia and pruning - Answer-Fewer synapses
caused by over-pruning
grey matter vs white matter - Answer-Grey matter-
synapses, working area of brain, dendrites
White matter- myelinated axons
axons and dendrites - Answer-axon away from cell and
dendrites to neuron's cell body
CNS is made up of - Answer-brain and spinal cord
PNS consists of - Answer-cranial nerves and spinal
nerves- responsible for voluntary movement
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somatic nervous system - Answer-the division of the
peripheral nervous system that controls the body's
skeletal muscles
autonomic nervous system - Answer-the part of the
peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and
the muscles of the internal organs
parasympathetic nervous system - Answer-the division
of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body,
conserving its energy
sympathetic nervous system - Answer-the division of the
autonomic nervous system that arouses the body,
mobilizing its energy in stressful situations
prefrontal cortex - Answer-part of frontal lobe
responsible for thinking, planning, and language
What part of the brain is responsible for perception of
pain? - Answer-Prefrontal cortex- Explains TMS
What is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex responsible
for? - Answer-Executive functioning- undergoes
maturation until adulthood
orbitofrontal cortex - Answer-a region of the brain that
controls impulses and attention (ADHD explained)
frontal lobe - Answer-associated with reasoning,
planning, parts of speech (Broca-forming), movement,
emotions, and problem solving
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What lab means pregnancy? - Answer-HCG
Why is Clozaril used? - Answer-Treatment resistant
schizophrenia, improves SI, and improves negative
symptoms of schizophrenia
What two medications have the highest risk of
agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia? - Answer-Clozaril
and Tegretol
What symptoms may mean a Clozaril induced infection?
- Answer-Sore throats, sores in mouth/gums, fever
When should you discontinue Clozaril or Tegretol? -
Answer-WBC < 2000 or ANC <1000
What should you check in Asian patients taking
Tegretol? - Answer-For the HLA-B*1502 allele (higher
risk of SJS)
What two epidermal issues can arise from Tegretol or
Lamictal? - Answer-Toxic epidermal necrosis and SJS
What may be the issue if a patient on Lamictal presents
with a fever and severe headache? - Answer-Aspetic
meningitis
,2|Page
What three antipsychotics have very low weight gaining
effects? - Answer-Geodon, Abilify, and Latuda
Mini-Cog - Answer-3 word recall and
clock drawing
MMSE scoring - Answer-24-30 severe impairment
18-23 mild impairment
17 and less no impairment
What happens during pruning? - Answer-Brain
eliminates extra synapses during infancy
autism and pruning - Answer-Excess synapses caused
by under-pruning (patient oversensitive to light/sounds
and seizures)
schizophrenia and pruning - Answer-Fewer synapses
caused by over-pruning
grey matter vs white matter - Answer-Grey matter-
synapses, working area of brain, dendrites
White matter- myelinated axons
axons and dendrites - Answer-axon away from cell and
dendrites to neuron's cell body
CNS is made up of - Answer-brain and spinal cord
PNS consists of - Answer-cranial nerves and spinal
nerves- responsible for voluntary movement
, 3|Page
somatic nervous system - Answer-the division of the
peripheral nervous system that controls the body's
skeletal muscles
autonomic nervous system - Answer-the part of the
peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and
the muscles of the internal organs
parasympathetic nervous system - Answer-the division
of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body,
conserving its energy
sympathetic nervous system - Answer-the division of the
autonomic nervous system that arouses the body,
mobilizing its energy in stressful situations
prefrontal cortex - Answer-part of frontal lobe
responsible for thinking, planning, and language
What part of the brain is responsible for perception of
pain? - Answer-Prefrontal cortex- Explains TMS
What is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex responsible
for? - Answer-Executive functioning- undergoes
maturation until adulthood
orbitofrontal cortex - Answer-a region of the brain that
controls impulses and attention (ADHD explained)
frontal lobe - Answer-associated with reasoning,
planning, parts of speech (Broca-forming), movement,
emotions, and problem solving
