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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.
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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 grasp? - ✔✔Yes.
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 risk of SJS? - ✔✔HLAB-
1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? - ✔✔With worsening of
SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? - ✔✔1st degree -
mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
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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 schizophrenia? - ✔✔10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - ✔✔25-35 yo
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 some asthma drugs -
✔✔Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation,
aggression, anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
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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 cardiac muscle
damage? - ✔✔CKMB
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 patient shrug their
shoulders? - ✔✔CN XI - Spinal Accessory
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? - ✔✔CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? - ✔✔Self-Report -
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