Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Flashcards
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According to DSM-5, which criterion is required to diagnose ADHD?
Answer: Several symptoms present before age 12 in two or more settings
ADHD requires several symptoms before age 12 that occur in two or more settings for at least 6 months.
A patient admitted for elective surgery stops drinking alcohol. When does delirium tremens typically begin?
Answer: 48-96 hours after the last drink
Delirium tremens typically begins 48 to 96 hours after the last drink, after withdrawal seizures usually peak.
A malnourished patient with alcohol use disorder presents with confusion, ophthalmoplegia, and ataxia. What should be given first?
Answer: IV thiamine
Thiamine should be given before or with glucose to treat Wernicke encephalopathy and avoid precipitating it.
A patient is found unresponsive with pinpoint pupils and a respiratory rate of 6/min. What is the most appropriate initial pharmacologic treatment?
Answer: Naloxone
Miosis with respiratory depression suggests opioid toxicity, which is reversed by naloxone.
At which well-child visits does the AAP recommend autism-specific screening with a tool such as the M-CHAT?
Answer: 18 and 24 months
The AAP recommends universal autism-specific screening at 18 and 24 months.
Why should buprenorphine induction be delayed until a patient shows moderate opioid withdrawal?
Answer: Its high receptor affinity can displace full agonists and precipitate withdrawal
As a high-affinity partial agonist, buprenorphine displaces full agonists and can precipitate abrupt withdrawal if given too early.
A 13-year-old repeatedly bullies peers, has set fires, and has been cruel to animals for the past year. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: Conduct disorder
Violating others' basic rights through aggression, property destruction, and cruelty defines conduct disorder.
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