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/ 9781719644655 / Chapter 1-
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88 ,All Chapterswith Answers and Rationals .
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A 20 y/o female with asthma presents with symptoms requiring use of al
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buterol three times a week, but less than once a day. The next appropria
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te medication to add to this patient's regimen is..... - ANS-
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Inhaled flunisolide (Aerobid)
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A 55-year-
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old man with a *50 pack year history of smoking* cigarettes has recentl
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y experienced an episode of hemoptysis alongwith his usual cough. On
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physical examination he has no abnormal findings. A sputum for cytolo
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gy on microscopic examination shows atypical cells with hyperchrom
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atic nuclei and orange-
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pink cytoplasm. Labortory studies show an *elevated serum calcium*
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of11.3 mg/dL, with phosphorus 2.1 mg/dL. *Which chest radiographic f
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inding is this man most likely to have?* - ANS-Large hilar mass
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During a cardiac arrest, a 58-year-old man, a non-
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smoker, receives cardiopulmonary resuscitative measures and is brou
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ght to the hospital, where he is intubated. *During the intubation proce
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dure hesuffers aspiration of gastric contents.* Over the next 10 days he
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develops a non- h h
productive cough along with a fever to 37.9°C. *A chest radiograph rev
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eals a 4 cm diameter mass with an air-
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fluid level* in the right lung. A sputum gram stain reveals mixed flora.
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*Which condition is he most likely to have?* - ANS-Lung Abscess
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,A 66-year-
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old man has had increasing dyspnea for the past year. Heis *retired fro
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m the construction business.* There are some ralesauscultated in bo
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th lungs on physical examination. A chest radiograph reveals bilateral
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use interstitial lung disease. A sputum cytology shows no atypical cell
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s, only ferruginous bodies.
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Pulmonary function studies reveal a low FVC and a normal FEV1/FVC
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ratio. *These findings are most likely to suggest prior exposure to what
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environmental agent?* - ANS-Asbestos crystals h h h h
A 44 y/o male with lung cancer presented with swelling of the neck and
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right upper extremity. What is this called? - ANS-
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome h h h
What type of pharmacological agent would be used as a first-
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linemedication to treat obsessive compulsive disorder?
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A. risperidone
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B. lonazepam
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C. fluoxetine
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D. trazadone
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E. venlafaxine - ANS-fluoxetine
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The risk of extrapyramidal side effects (pseudoparkinsonism) and tard
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ive dyskinesia is associated with which class of medications? -ANS-
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typical (first-generation) antipsychotics
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A 24-year-old male has an eight-
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month history of loose thought associations, social withdrawal, audito
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ry hallucinations, and deterioration in his personal appearance and h
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ygiene. Upon examination, he is noted to have a flat affect, perceptu
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al distortions, and behaves like he is detached from his own actions.
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,*Which of the following medications used in treatment of thisdisease ha
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s the risk of prolonging the ǪTc interval?*
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Aripiprazole (Abilify) Chlorpro h h
mazine (Thorazine) h
Loxapine (Loxitane) Ǫuetiapi
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ne (Seroquel)
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Ziprasidone (Geodon) - ANS-Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) h h h h
Which of the following psychiatric conditions has the highestmortality r
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ate? - ANS-anorexia nervosa
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(higher than any psych illness, including depression)
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A 24-year-
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old woman comes to your office complaining of anxiety. The patient had
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*witnessed a traumatic event 3 days earlier* that made her feel fearful.
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She has not been able to tell her family aboutthis experience. She now f
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eels like she is numb and in a dazed, dreamlike state with poor concen
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tration, and difficulty sleeping. h h h
She experienced a flashback of the event yesterday. *What is themost li
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kely diagnosis?* - ANS-acute stress disorder
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*Mr. Smith leaves home and does not return* nor does he go to work. *A
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hfriend of Mr. Smith sees him in another state* while on vacation. When
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he approaches Mr. Smith, he does not recognize him and has a total di
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fferent demeanor. *What type of disorder doesMr. Smith have?* - ANS-
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dissociative fugue h
Which of the following indicates a poor prognosis for someonediagnos
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ed with schizophrenia?
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A. acute onset h
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ous precipitating event
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, D. younger age at diagnosis - ANS-younger age at diagnosis
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A 16-year-
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old Caucasian female is brought to your family practiceoffice by her m
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other because she has been missing school and her mother is concern
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ed. The patient has symptoms consistent with mild to moderate depr
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ession. *She has a history of menstrual migraines* and now has vagu
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e constitutional symptoms all the timeand doesn't want to get out of be
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d in the morning. The patient confesses that over the past month she
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has felt that she is not important to anyone and wonders if the world wil
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l be better off without her. *Of the following, which is your greatest conc
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ern when considering prescribing her a selective serotonin reuptake in
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hibitor (SSRI)?* h
- compliance to the medication regime h h h h
- increased risk of suicide as detailed in black box warnings h h h h h h h h h
- nausea-related side effects as you titrate upwards h h h h h h
- risk of pregnancy when taking psychiatric medications
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- risk of serotonin syndrome, should you need to prescribe a tr -
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hANS-
risk of serotonin syndrome, should you need to prescribe atriptan f
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or her migraines
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A 37-year-
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old woman under your care is diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. As part
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of her drug regimen, you prescribe lithium carbonate as long-
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term maintenance therapy. *What lab would bemost appropriate to o
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rder prior to the initiation of lithium carbonate?* - ANS-
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serum creatinine h
A *68-year-
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old* man is recently *diagnosed with depression* associated with the l
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oss of his close sister to an automobile accident. He is currently taking
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oxybutynin for *overactive bladderdisease* and lisinopril for hypertens
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ion. He has no known drug
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