Georgette practice question with correct
answer
What does reticular activating system control - correct answer focus, fllight-flight
resonse, arousal, sleep-wake patterns
What would abnormalities of basal ganglia cause - correct answer Probs w/
motor control,
motor learning,
executive functions and behaviors,
emotions.
What fronto-subcorticcal pathways are involved with ADHD - correct answer Frontal
cortex
Basal ganglia
Reticular activating system
Structural abnormalities that produce dysfuc Ne/Da
Which antipsychotics are considered weight neutral - correct answer ZAL:
Ziprasidone
Aripiprazole (also least sedating)
Lurasidone
When do you draw follow up labs after starting lithium. - correct answer 1 week after
started Rx.
What labs do you draw after starting lithium - correct answer 12 hour trough level
CBC
LFTs
Tourette syndrome criteria - correct answer 2 motor tics + 1 vocal tic minimum
Symptoms X>1 year
Symptoms appeared before age 18
Tourette syndrome neurotransmitters - correct answer DNS—-DA, Ne, 5HT
FDA approved Tourette meds - correct answer Haldol
Pimozide (Orap)
Aripiprazole
Rx for impulse control and rage within Tourette - correct answer Clonidine
Guanfacine
answer
What does reticular activating system control - correct answer focus, fllight-flight
resonse, arousal, sleep-wake patterns
What would abnormalities of basal ganglia cause - correct answer Probs w/
motor control,
motor learning,
executive functions and behaviors,
emotions.
What fronto-subcorticcal pathways are involved with ADHD - correct answer Frontal
cortex
Basal ganglia
Reticular activating system
Structural abnormalities that produce dysfuc Ne/Da
Which antipsychotics are considered weight neutral - correct answer ZAL:
Ziprasidone
Aripiprazole (also least sedating)
Lurasidone
When do you draw follow up labs after starting lithium. - correct answer 1 week after
started Rx.
What labs do you draw after starting lithium - correct answer 12 hour trough level
CBC
LFTs
Tourette syndrome criteria - correct answer 2 motor tics + 1 vocal tic minimum
Symptoms X>1 year
Symptoms appeared before age 18
Tourette syndrome neurotransmitters - correct answer DNS—-DA, Ne, 5HT
FDA approved Tourette meds - correct answer Haldol
Pimozide (Orap)
Aripiprazole
Rx for impulse control and rage within Tourette - correct answer Clonidine
Guanfacine
