CMN 548 Module 1 Study Guide
Questions with All Correct
Answers (2024 Newest Update)
Which test is used to detect bony defects? - Answer ✔ XRAY
Which test is best for examining tissues/tissue functioning? - Answer ✔ MRI
Which test is best for seeing tumors, hemorrhages, vascular
abnormalities, abscesses, and ventricular dilation? - Answer ✔ CT
Which test requires fluid to be extracted from the lumbar cistern of the spinal canal and
subjected to various analyses? - Answer ✔ spinal tap
Which test can reveal whether blood vessels are displaced (as may occur with tumors
or hemorrhage), of abnormal pattern (as occurs in certain tumors, arteriovenous
malformations, and aneurysms), occluded, or leaking? - Answer ✔ angio
Which test has liquid contrast material is injected directly into the lumbar subarachnoid
space, and can detect abnormalities of the spinal cord, intervertebral discs, or brain
stem? - Answer ✔ myelography
--gradually being replaced by MRI
Which test measures electrical activity in the brain, and what does it diagnose? -
Answer ✔ EEG
-used to diagnose epilepsy
What test is used to investigate dementias and certain cerebrovascular diseases and
brain tumors, localize epileptic lesions, and helps distinguish differences between
(Alzheimer's, dementia, brain tumors, Parkinson's, Early stages off Huntington's,
cancer, heart disease, seizures)? - Answer ✔ Positive Emission Tomography (PET)
Single Photon Emission
Computed Tomography
(SPECT)
· Micropsia, macropsia, metamorphopsia, d.j. vu, jamais vu, forced thoughts or
emotions, depersonalization/derealization, autoscopy (out of body experience),
,paranormal experiences such as clairvoyance or telepathy are examples of? - Answer
✔ paroxysmal limbic phenomena
Paroxysmal Disorders - Answer ✔ o Disorders that occur unexpectedly
o Paroxysmal disorders of neuropsychiatric interest include epilepsy, migraine, panic
attacks, and episodic dyscontrol of aggression.
What is the normal head circumference for males and females? - Answer ✔ · Adult
Males is 54 to 60 cm (21.25 to 23.5 in);
· Adult Females, 52 to 58 cm (20.5 to 22.75 in).
What are vertical furrows between the eyebrows known as, and what are they
associated with? - Answer ✔ -Veraguth folds
-depression
Akathisia - Answer ✔ restlessness; inability to sit still
Akinesia - Answer ✔ loss or impairment of the power of voluntary movement
Dystonia - Answer ✔ a condition of abnormal muscle tone that causes the impairment of
voluntary muscle movement
Chorea - Answer ✔ sudden, rapid, jerky, purposeless movement involving limbs, trunk,
or face
Catatonic syndrome - Answer ✔ -mute, motionless state
-catatonic syndrome occurs in the course of schizophrenia or mood disorder, or without
other psychopathology as idiopathic catatonia, or in the setting of acute cerebral
metabolic or structural derangements.
How to test for Loss of sensation from sensory cortex injury? - Answer ✔ -
GRAPHESTHESIA (recognizing numbers written on the palm)
-STEREOGNOSIS (identifying unseen objects in the hand)
-TWO-POINT DISCRIMINATION (telling whether the examiner is touching with one or
two points, as these come closer together in space).
Myerson Sign is seen in which disorder? - Answer ✔ -Present in Parkinsons
-patient is unable to resist blinking when tapped on the glabella
, As you begin the interview, asking yourself, "Why now? Why is this a crucial point in this
person's life? What has been happening recently to bring her into my office?", is an
example of what type of interview approach? - Answer ✔ History of Present Crisis
Approach
Beginning your questioning by ascertaining when the patient first remembers signs of
the illness, such as "When did you first begin having these kinds of problems? or When
was the last time you remember feeling perfectly well?", is an example of what type of
interview approach? - Answer ✔ History of the Syndrome Approach
To assess overall functioning and premorbid functioning, what three basic aspects of life
should you ask about? - Answer ✔ love, work, and fun.
What is the mnemonic "Go CHaMP" stand for and what is the aim to do? - Answer ✔ -
used to obtain treatment hx
General questions
Current caregivers
Hospitalization hx
Medication hx
Psychotherapy hx
What is the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia in the general population? - Answer ✔
1%
Genogram - Answer ✔ A family diagram that depicts each member of the family and
shows connections between the generations, mental illness, substance abuse
What qualities of speech should be considered during a pt interview? - Answer ✔ -Rate:
Does he speak rapidly or slowly? Rapid or "pressured" speech is usually a buzzword for
manic speech, but you need to be careful not to overpathologize. Rapid speech can
signal anxiety or even be the normal speech pattern. We all know people who speak
very rapidly but are not manic.
-Volume:
Patients who speak loudly may be manic, irritable, or anxious. Very low volume may
signal depression or shyness. Again, loud or quiet speech may also be a nonpathologic
variant of normal.
-Latency of response:
Normally, when you are asked a question, you'll think for a fraction of a second before
responding. This is the normal latency of response. Manic patients may respond so
quickly that they seem to jump onto the last few words of your questions. Depressed or
psychotic patients may show an increased latency of response, waiting several seconds
before answering simple questions.
