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“PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES (MULTIPLE CHOICE)
“ LATEST 2025 EXAM UPDATED 2025 – 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
Psychiatric Emergencies (Multiple Choice)
The first step in assessing a patient with a behavioral emergency is to:
-Ensure your safety
-Obtain proper consent
-Take vital signs
-Restrain the patient
Ensure your safety
The single most significant factor that contributes to suicide is:
-Advanced age
-Depression
-Drug Abuse
-A chronic illness
Depression
Which is preformed/assessed during triage of a psychiatric patient in the ED?
A. Assess stability
B. Ensure housing stability if possible
C. Screen for weapons
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D. Ensure can afford any new medication
E. Brief observation period
C. Screen for weapons
Which is preformed/assessed during ED evaluation assessment for medical
clearance of a psychiatric patient?
A. Assess stability
B. Ensure housing stability if possible
C. Screen for weapons
D. Ensure can afford any new medication
E. Initiate medical treatment
A. Assess stability
1.Reassessment Reasons
•Pts can decompensate in in-hospitable ED environment
•Withdrawal or overdose sxs may develop
•Coexisting medical DO may need attention
Coexisting medical DO may reveal itself
An evaluation for identifying primary or comorbid medical conditions
A. Boarding
B. Reassessment
C. Medical clearance
D. Admission
E. Triage
C. Medical clearance
Disposition; Prolonged time in ED while waiting for placement or psychiatry
consult -> THIS becomes an issue
A. Boarding
B. Reassessment
C. Medical clearance
D. Admission
E. Triage
A. Boarding
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Medical clearance is needed....
A. To assess AMS with positive psych disorder in PMH
B. Prior to psychiatry ward admission
C. To determine the need for labs and diagnostics
D. In order to discharge a patient
B. Prior to psychiatry ward admission
Which is suggestive of medical cause for psychiatric presentation?
A. Age between 12-40
B. No history of substance abuse
C. Previous psychiatric history
D. Gradual changes in behavior
E. Visual hallucinations
E. Visual hallucinations
PSYCH -> AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS
Which is suggestive of medical cause for psychiatric presentation?
A. Normal skin presentation
B. Depressed mood
C. Rotary nystagmus
D. Auditory hallucinations
E. Glasgow Coma Scale > 8
C. Rotary nystagmus
Focal neuro deficits
Ophtho abnormalities
Trauma
Derm sx
QT prolongation
A. Lorazepam
B. Epinephrine
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C. Ciprofloxacin
D. Citalopram
E. Duloxetine
D. Citalopram
Risk of agranulocytosis
A. Lorazepam
B. Carbamazepine
C. Clozapine
D. Citalopram
E. Duloxetine
C. Clozapine
Causes hyponaturemia
A. Lorazepam
B. Carbamazepine
C. Ciprofloxacin
D. Citalopram
E. Duloxetine
B. Carbamazepine
Psychiatric Disorders Causing Medical Emergencies: Hyponatremia from
psychogenic polydipsia MC from
A. Dementia
B. Serotonin Syndrome
C. Schizophrenia
D. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
E. Acute psychosis
C. Schizophrenia
If a patient is taking antipsychotics, which diagnostic test may be helpful for
evaluating an adverse effect?
A. FAST exam
B. Carotid US
C. MRI of brain w w/o contrast
“PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES (MULTIPLE CHOICE)
“ LATEST 2025 EXAM UPDATED 2025 – 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
Psychiatric Emergencies (Multiple Choice)
The first step in assessing a patient with a behavioral emergency is to:
-Ensure your safety
-Obtain proper consent
-Take vital signs
-Restrain the patient
Ensure your safety
The single most significant factor that contributes to suicide is:
-Advanced age
-Depression
-Drug Abuse
-A chronic illness
Depression
Which is preformed/assessed during triage of a psychiatric patient in the ED?
A. Assess stability
B. Ensure housing stability if possible
C. Screen for weapons
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D. Ensure can afford any new medication
E. Brief observation period
C. Screen for weapons
Which is preformed/assessed during ED evaluation assessment for medical
clearance of a psychiatric patient?
A. Assess stability
B. Ensure housing stability if possible
C. Screen for weapons
D. Ensure can afford any new medication
E. Initiate medical treatment
A. Assess stability
1.Reassessment Reasons
•Pts can decompensate in in-hospitable ED environment
•Withdrawal or overdose sxs may develop
•Coexisting medical DO may need attention
Coexisting medical DO may reveal itself
An evaluation for identifying primary or comorbid medical conditions
A. Boarding
B. Reassessment
C. Medical clearance
D. Admission
E. Triage
C. Medical clearance
Disposition; Prolonged time in ED while waiting for placement or psychiatry
consult -> THIS becomes an issue
A. Boarding
B. Reassessment
C. Medical clearance
D. Admission
E. Triage
A. Boarding
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Medical clearance is needed....
A. To assess AMS with positive psych disorder in PMH
B. Prior to psychiatry ward admission
C. To determine the need for labs and diagnostics
D. In order to discharge a patient
B. Prior to psychiatry ward admission
Which is suggestive of medical cause for psychiatric presentation?
A. Age between 12-40
B. No history of substance abuse
C. Previous psychiatric history
D. Gradual changes in behavior
E. Visual hallucinations
E. Visual hallucinations
PSYCH -> AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS
Which is suggestive of medical cause for psychiatric presentation?
A. Normal skin presentation
B. Depressed mood
C. Rotary nystagmus
D. Auditory hallucinations
E. Glasgow Coma Scale > 8
C. Rotary nystagmus
Focal neuro deficits
Ophtho abnormalities
Trauma
Derm sx
QT prolongation
A. Lorazepam
B. Epinephrine
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C. Ciprofloxacin
D. Citalopram
E. Duloxetine
D. Citalopram
Risk of agranulocytosis
A. Lorazepam
B. Carbamazepine
C. Clozapine
D. Citalopram
E. Duloxetine
C. Clozapine
Causes hyponaturemia
A. Lorazepam
B. Carbamazepine
C. Ciprofloxacin
D. Citalopram
E. Duloxetine
B. Carbamazepine
Psychiatric Disorders Causing Medical Emergencies: Hyponatremia from
psychogenic polydipsia MC from
A. Dementia
B. Serotonin Syndrome
C. Schizophrenia
D. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
E. Acute psychosis
C. Schizophrenia
If a patient is taking antipsychotics, which diagnostic test may be helpful for
evaluating an adverse effect?
A. FAST exam
B. Carotid US
C. MRI of brain w w/o contrast
