Exercise # 35 with answers

PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Exercise # 35


Q1. The most common type of schizophrenia is
a. Catatonic
b. Disorganized
c. Paranoid
d. Residual
e. Undifferentiated

Q2. A person who always has a belief that is not based on fact or reality, and is extremely anxious, aggressive and argumentative is classified as which type of schizophrenia?
a. Catatonic
b. Disorganized
c. Paranoid
d. Residual
e. Undifferentiated


Q3. A person who always believes that he is hearing some soul taking to him, and says he sees people walking in the air, is classified as suffering from what type of schizophrenia? symptoms?
a. Positive Symptoms
b. Negative symptoms
c. Residual symptoms
d. Illusionary symptoms

Q4. When is an improvement is seen with antipsychotic therapy?
a. 2 to 4 weeks
b. 4 to 6 weeks
c. 6 to 8 weeks
d. 6 months

Q5.  High potency traditional agents have
a. Low EPS
b. High   EPS
c. No EPS
d. When combined together with atypical have no EPS

Q6.  Neck twisted to side, clenched jaw, fixed upper gaze are classified as what?
a. Pseudoparkinsonism
b. Acute dystonia
c. Akathesia
d. Tardive dyskinesia

Q7.  The EPS that occur after weeks to months of antipsychotic therapy are
I. Acute dystonia
II. Akathesia
III.Pseudo Parkinsonism
a. I Only
b. III Only
c. I & II only
d. II & III only
e. All

Q 8 & 9 refers to the case below.
A patient is admitted to ER with high fever, incontinence, diaphoresis, and uncontrolled BP. He also seems to be suffering from Parkinsonism. His caretaker shows the medication that he is taking (Resperidone).

Q8. The patient is suffering from what syndrome?
a. Urinary incontinence
b. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
c. Seratonergic syndrome
d. Opiod withdrawal syndrome

Q9. The above condition can be treated by
I. Stopping the antipsychotic
II. Drug therapy with dantrolene or bromocriptine
III.Providing supportive measures

a. I Only
b. III Only
c. I & II only
d. II & III only
e. All

Q10. Which of the atypical antipsychotics which has least Anticholinergic, O Hypotension & Weight gain and sedation?
a. Ziprasidone
b. Aripiprazole
c. Clozapine
d. Resperidone

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