A 24-year-old female attempts suicide by overdose with the monoamine oxidase
inhibitor phenelzine. She is stabilized at the hospital. Ten days later she is started on
venlafaxine and becomes tachycardic and diaphoretic, and she develops myoclonic
jerks. What condition is this?
A. Akathisia
B. Serotonin syndrome
C. Opisthotonos
D. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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, B. Serotonin syndrome
This patient is experiencing mild serotonin syndrome.
Mild serotonin syndrome presents with tachycardia, flushing, fever,
hypertension, ocular oscillations, and myoclonic jerks.
Severe serotonin syndrome will result in hyperthermia, coma, convulsions,
autonomic instability, and death.
If a patient was taking an MAOI, you must wait at least 14 days before
starting another serotonergic agent such as venlafaxine.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a reaction to antipsychotic medications.
Akathisia and opisthotonos are both extrapyramidal side effects of
antipsychotic medications.
Which personality disorder is most likely to cause one to feel helpless when alone?
A. Obsessive-compulsive
B. Narcissistic
C. Paranoid
D. Dependent
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, D. Dependent
Patients with dependent personality disorder fear abandonment, feel
helpless when they are alone, and are miserable when relationships end.
They desperately desire the approval of others, and they often volunteer
for unpleasant tasks to gain the favor of others.
Patients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are
perfectionistic and rigid. They are often workaholics who are indecisive,
excessively scrupulous, and preoccupied with detail.
Patients with paranoid personality disorder are suspicious, have few
friends, and read hidden meaning into innocent remarks.
Patients with narcissistic personality disorder act self-important. They are
preoccupied with envy, fantasies of success, and ruminations about the
uniqueness of their own problems. They reject criticism and need constant
admiration from others.
Irvin Yalom also believed that all groups go through specific phases:
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Pre-group
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
, What term best describes the relationship between an individual's health and a
number of other variables, including the amount of health care consumed?
A. Health production function
B. Health alliance
C. Health care system
D. Health economics
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A. Health production function
Health production function is a mathematical expression that shows the
relationship between an individual's health and a number of other variables,
including the amount of health care consumed.
Health care system describes the organizational and institutional structures
through which an economy makes choices regarding the production,
consumption, and distribution of medical services.
Health economics is related to the value, effectiveness, and efficiency of
care received.
Health alliance is a public agency that uses its bargaining power to
negotiate competitive prices for health insurance from the private
insurance market.
Which of the following is a screening tool for phobias?
A. Asking the patient directly if they have any specific fears
B. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
inhibitor phenelzine. She is stabilized at the hospital. Ten days later she is started on
venlafaxine and becomes tachycardic and diaphoretic, and she develops myoclonic
jerks. What condition is this?
A. Akathisia
B. Serotonin syndrome
C. Opisthotonos
D. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Give this one a try later!
, B. Serotonin syndrome
This patient is experiencing mild serotonin syndrome.
Mild serotonin syndrome presents with tachycardia, flushing, fever,
hypertension, ocular oscillations, and myoclonic jerks.
Severe serotonin syndrome will result in hyperthermia, coma, convulsions,
autonomic instability, and death.
If a patient was taking an MAOI, you must wait at least 14 days before
starting another serotonergic agent such as venlafaxine.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a reaction to antipsychotic medications.
Akathisia and opisthotonos are both extrapyramidal side effects of
antipsychotic medications.
Which personality disorder is most likely to cause one to feel helpless when alone?
A. Obsessive-compulsive
B. Narcissistic
C. Paranoid
D. Dependent
Give this one a try later!
, D. Dependent
Patients with dependent personality disorder fear abandonment, feel
helpless when they are alone, and are miserable when relationships end.
They desperately desire the approval of others, and they often volunteer
for unpleasant tasks to gain the favor of others.
Patients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are
perfectionistic and rigid. They are often workaholics who are indecisive,
excessively scrupulous, and preoccupied with detail.
Patients with paranoid personality disorder are suspicious, have few
friends, and read hidden meaning into innocent remarks.
Patients with narcissistic personality disorder act self-important. They are
preoccupied with envy, fantasies of success, and ruminations about the
uniqueness of their own problems. They reject criticism and need constant
admiration from others.
Irvin Yalom also believed that all groups go through specific phases:
Give this one a try later!
Pre-group
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
, What term best describes the relationship between an individual's health and a
number of other variables, including the amount of health care consumed?
A. Health production function
B. Health alliance
C. Health care system
D. Health economics
Give this one a try later!
A. Health production function
Health production function is a mathematical expression that shows the
relationship between an individual's health and a number of other variables,
including the amount of health care consumed.
Health care system describes the organizational and institutional structures
through which an economy makes choices regarding the production,
consumption, and distribution of medical services.
Health economics is related to the value, effectiveness, and efficiency of
care received.
Health alliance is a public agency that uses its bargaining power to
negotiate competitive prices for health insurance from the private
insurance market.
Which of the following is a screening tool for phobias?
A. Asking the patient directly if they have any specific fears
B. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
