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NUR631 Exam 3 -neuro,musculoskeletal,mental health exam
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2025/2026
A 19-year-old college D) Schizophrenia
student, Todd, is
brought to your clinic
by his mother. She is
concerned that
there is something
seriously wrong with
him. She states for the
past 6 months his
behavior has
become
peculiar and he has
flunked out of
college. Todd denies
any recent illness
or injuries. His past
medical history is
remarkable only for
a broken foot. His
parents are both
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healthy. He has a
paternal uncle who
had similar
symptoms in
college. The patient
admits to smoking
cigarettes and
drinking alcohol. He
also admits to
marijuana use but
none in the last
week. He denies
using any other
substances. He
denies any
feelings of
depression or
anxiety. While
speaking with Todd
and his mother you
do a complete
physical
examination, which is
essentially normal.
When you question
him on how he is
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feeling, he says that
he is very worried
that Microsoft has
stolen his software
for creating a
better browser. He
tells you he has
seen a black van in
his neighborhood at
night and he is sure
that it is full of
computer tech
workers stealing his
work through
special gamma
waves. You ask him
why he believes they
are trying to steal
his programs. He
replies that the
technicians have
been telepathing
their
intents directly into
his head. He says
he hears these
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conversations at
night so he knows
this is happening.
Todd's mother
then tells you, "See, I
told you . . . he's crazy.
What do I do about
it?"
While arranging for
a psychiatry consult,
what psychotic
disorder do you think
Todd has?
A) Schizoaffective
disorder
B) Psychotic
disorder due to a
medical illness
C) Substance-induced
psychotic disorder
D) Schizophrenia
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