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What neurochemical abnormality is most consistently described in Alzheimer
disease of moderate severity. Answer - Decreased choline acetyltransferase
activity
Which of the following sources of pain is thought to have a primarily central
(non-nociceptive) mechanism?
a) cancer pain
b) fibromyalgia
c) osteoarthritis
d) diabetic neuropathy
e) postherpetic neuralgia Answer - b) fibromyalgia
A patient presents with mild memory impairment, tearfulness, insomnia, and
blurry vision. The patient acts as if blind, cannot locate objects in the visual
field, has left-right disorientation and alexia, and misses objects when
instructed to reach for them. The patient only identifies a single object in a
drawing of overlapping objects. Despite requiring prompts to visually follow
objects, cranial nerves, motor function, reflexes, and movement and color
detection are otherwise intact. What is the most likely cause of the visual
disturbance? Answer - Cerebral infarct
Variable phenotypic expression of 15q13 deletion depends on whether the
encoding gene is
,derived from the father or the mother. This phenomenon is commonly referred
to as Answer - Genomic imprinting
A patient hospitalized for burns sustained in a house fire one week prior is
experiencing recurrent nightmares and frequent, intrusive memories about the
fire accompanied by concern that the patient seems depressed, is sleeping
poorly and startles when someone enters the room without knocking. On
exam, the patient is distracted, sometimes irritable, and has labile affect. What
is the most likely diagnosis? Answer - Acute stress disorder
What is an example of epigenetic gene regulation? Answer - Addition of
methyl group to a histone around which DNA is coiled.
What sex hormone is most responsible for sexual differentiation in fetal brain
development? Answer - Testosterone (causes brain/body to be masculinized
and defeminized)
What psychiatric disorder occurs most frequently with secondary enuresis?
Answer - ADHD
The psychiatrist is concerned about a colleague's behavior and notifies the
State's physician health program, which conducts an intervention. The
physician should be referred for professional evaluation/treatment in which
scenario?
A) drinks wine with diner
B) has experienced depression and been hospitalized in past
C) has bipolar disorder and is euthymic/med compliant
D) uses cocaine occasionally but not habitually, on days off, negative utox
, E) aggressive toward patients on 3 different occasions during ED shifts Answer
-E
Abnormalities in which of the following components of the neurological
examination would indicate cerebellar dysfunction? Answer - Rapid alternating
movements
Excessive activation of which of the following receptors is thought to contribute
to cell death in Alzheimer disease? Answer - NMDA
In behavior mastery training, which of the following techniques teaches
individuals with sexual addiction to identify factors that increase the likelihood
of symptomatic sexual behavior? Answer - Risk management
A patient has been prescribed a second-gen antipsychotic for just over a year.
Since starting the medication, her libido is markedly lower, and she has
experienced irregular menstrual cycles. Which lab test would have greatest
diagnostic value at this point? Answer - Prolactin
A 58 year old patient develops progressive weakness and tingling two weeks
after receiving a vaccination. Examination reveals weakness and decreased
sensation in the legs, as well as absent DTRs in arms and legs. Imaging of the
brain and spine is normal. Which test will confirm the most likely diagnosis?
Answer - Nerve conduction studies
Which of the following is among the first steps taken by a public school to
address a student's difficulty being successful academically? Answer - Initiate a
response to intervention plan
Which of the following nuclei of the hypothalamus is the major site for
Neuropeptide Y synthesis? Answer - Arcuate nucleus
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