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psych q - samomcos - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
A 26 year-old woman presents to ur office with loss of energy, dec. appetite and insomnia over the last month. Family history is significant for a mother who suffered from 'mood swings'. Soon after treatment initiation the patient is brough to the ER with agitation and grandiose thoughts. Which of the agents was likely used as the patient's initial treatment?
1. Lithium
2. Carbamezapine
3. Valproate
4. Imipramine
5. Lorazepam
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
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0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
lithium
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
lithium- mood stabilizer
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
try again...read q carefully
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
maverick is right
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
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0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
is it 4, becoz of seratonin syndrome?
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-16-2009
no, it is 4 becos the px is bipolar and was placed on imipramine which tipped him off to mania
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-17-2009
what does it mean '' tipped him off to mania'' ? Please .
Could someone explain.