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psych q - samomcos
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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
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#2
444
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#3

lithium
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#4
lithium- mood stabilizer
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#5
try again...read q carefully
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#6
maverick is right
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#8
is it 4, becoz of seratonin syndrome?
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#9
no, it is 4 becos the px is bipolar and was placed on imipramine which tipped him off to mania
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#10
what does it mean '' tipped him off to mania'' ? Please .

Could someone explain.
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