PRITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If a patient has anti-yo antibody in serum, with subacute onset ataxia of gait and limbs...
what is the next test to order? What is the dx? - CT scan of chest, abdomen, pelvis
Which developmental stage in psychodynamic group therapy is characterized by
intimacy? - Subgrouping
Which measure is used in biofeedback as a marker of autonomic activity? - HR
variability
According to psychoanalytic theory, what does the term "primary process thinking" refer
to? - Primary process thinking = Unconscious thoughts that do not maintain logical
connections
Which hormone is released during sleep, but does not have a circadian pattern? - PRL
What makes Lithium readily dialyzable? - It's low molecular weight
Which if the following medications is among the first to be approved for depression tx?
a. lithium
b. iproniazid
c. desipramine - b&c were accepted
a. lithium (mood stabilizer)
*b. iproniazid (MAOI, 1958)*
*c. desipramine (TCA, 1963)*
What is an acceptable alternative to the Babinski reflex? - Downward scraping of the
shin
Bilateral medial rectus muscle paresis on attempted lateral gaze, with coarse
nystagmus of the abducting eye in a young adult, is suggestive of what condition? -
Wernicke encephalopathy
-triad: Confusion, Ataxia, Ophthalmoplegia
alternative answer: MS
Which of the following neurotransmitters is thought to play a role in fine-tuning working
memory function in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?
a. Serotonin
b. Dopamine
c. Nitrous oxide
d. Acetylcholine
e. Norepinephrine - Neurotransmitter thought to play a role in fine-tuning working
memory function in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex:
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