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What is the treatment of choice for refractory schizophrenia? A: Haloperidol B: Clozapine C: Risperidone D: Fluphenazine E: Lithium - B: Clozapine has come to be the accepted as the treatment of choice in patients with schizophrenia that is refractory to other treatment methods A 52 year old Caucasian female is brought to the emergency room by her brother who found her unconscious in her living room this afternoon. He reports that this is not the first time that this has happened, and he...

EOR psych meds Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers List SSRIs - answerFluoxetine Sertraline Paroxetine Fluvoxamine Citalopram Escitalopram List SNRIs - answerVenlafaxine Duloxetine List MAOIs - answerPhenelzine Selegiline List TCAs - answerAmitriptyline Nortriptyline Clomipramine List Atypicals - answerMirtazapine Bupropion Trazodone First line treatment for major depressive disorder? - answerSSRIs Which SSRI has the worst QT prolongation? - answerCitalopram 2 main ADRs ...

Psychiatry PA EOR Exam Questions With Verified Answers MDD Criteria - answerMust have at least five of the following symptoms (must include either number I or number 2) for at least a 2-week period: 1. Depressed mood 2. Anhedonia (loss of interest in pleasurable activities) 3. Change in appetite or body weight (f or J,) 4. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt 5. Insomnia or hypersomnia 6. Diminished concentration 7. Psychomotor agitation or retardation (ie, restlessness or slow...

PAEA Psych EOR Practice Exam Questions With Verified Answers The histrionic personality disorder would be listed in what cluster? (A) Cluster A (B) Cluster B (C) Cluster C (D) Cluster D (E) Cluster E - answer(B) Cluster B Which complication can be found in anorexia nervosa and not bulimia? (A) Salivary gland hypertrophy (B) Reversible cerebral atrophy (C) Petechial hemorrhages (D) Hypokalemia (E) Osteoporosis - answer(E) Osteoporosis What is another name for multiple personalities?...

PA Psychiatry EOR Exam Questions With Verified Answers *SIGECAPS* of Depression - answer*S*leep disturbances *I*nterests are ↓ *G*uilt *E*nergy is ↓ *C*oncentration is ↓ *A*ppetite is ↓ *P*sychomotor Agitation *S*uicidal thoughts Major depressive disorder - answerDepressed Mood or Anhedonia Dx: 5 or more of the SIGECAPS Sxs for *> 2 wks* effecting normal function Tx: *SSRI* or *SNRI* > TCA/MAOi > ECT S/Es of SSRIs - answer*Sexual Dysfunction* Wt gain Anxiety Nau...

Psych EOR Review Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers A 47-year-old man is admitted to a psychiatric unit for depression with suicidal ideation and detoxification. He has a long history of dependence upon both alcohol and cocaine. Which of the following signs is most characteristic of early alcohol withdrawal? A. Decreased blood pressure B. Hypersomnia C. Persistent hallucinations D. Tremor E. Increased appetite - answerThe correct answer is D. Explanation: Tremor is the most chara...

Psych EOR Exam Questions With Verified Answers Mental Status Exam - answer"ABC STAMP" A- appearance B- behavior C- cooperative? S- speech T- thought A- affect M- mood P- perpceptual changes? 2 types of thoughts - answer1. process/form- linear, circumstantial, or tangential 2. content- hallucinations or delusions anti-psychotics are which drug class? - answerDopamine (D2) antagonists what causes psychosis? - answerincreased dopamine (D2) in the mesolimbic anti-psychotics can bloc...

Psych EOR Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Which of the following medications is first-line therapy for males with pedophilic disorder? - answerMedroxyprogesterone IM A 23-year-old woman is hospitalized with her first episode of acute mania. She is treated and stabilized with quetiapine 300 mg daily. She is sexually active and uses condoms irregularly. Upon discharge, which of the following represents the best choice of maintenance therapy for this woman? - answerPsychotherapy an...

EOR psych meds Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers List SSRIs - answerFluoxetine Sertraline Paroxetine Fluvoxamine Citalopram Escitalopram List SNRIs - answerVenlafaxine Duloxetine List MAOIs - answerPhenelzine Selegiline List TCAs - answerAmitriptyline Nortriptyline Clomipramine List Atypicals - answerMirtazapine Bupropion Trazodone First line treatment for major depressive disorder? - answerSSRIs Which SSRI has the worst QT prolongation? - answerCitalopram 2 main ADRs ...

Psychiatry PA EOR Exam Questions With Verified Answers MDD Criteria - answerMust have at least five of the following symptoms (must include either number I or number 2) for at least a 2-week period: 1. Depressed mood 2. Anhedonia (loss of interest in pleasurable activities) 3. Change in appetite or body weight (f or J,) 4. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt 5. Insomnia or hypersomnia 6. Diminished concentration 7. Psychomotor agitation or retardation (ie, restlessness or slow...

PAEA Psych EOR Practice Exam Questions With Verified Answers The histrionic personality disorder would be listed in what cluster? (A) Cluster A (B) Cluster B (C) Cluster C (D) Cluster D (E) Cluster E - answer(B) Cluster B Which complication can be found in anorexia nervosa and not bulimia? (A) Salivary gland hypertrophy (B) Reversible cerebral atrophy (C) Petechial hemorrhages (D) Hypokalemia (E) Osteoporosis - answer(E) Osteoporosis What is another name for multiple personalities?...