04-27-2010, 10:05 AM
A middle aged woman presents with a variety of cognitive and somatic symptoms, fatigue, and memory loss. She denies feeling sad, but her family physician, who i aware of this patient's lifelong inability to identify and express feelings, suspects she is depressed. Which test results are more likely to confirm a diagnosis of depression.
A. reduced metabolic activity and blood flow in both frontal lobes on PEt scan
B. diffuse cortical atrophy on cat scan
C. Atrophy of the caudate nucleus
D. Prolonged REM sleep latency in a sleep study
E. Subcortical ifnarcts on MRI
A. reduced metabolic activity and blood flow in both frontal lobes on PEt scan
B. diffuse cortical atrophy on cat scan
C. Atrophy of the caudate nucleus
D. Prolonged REM sleep latency in a sleep study
E. Subcortical ifnarcts on MRI