Antidepressant Induced Emergencies

overdose on antidepressant effects

This blog will examine emergencies due to improper antidepressant use, and cases one might see in the emergency department related to antidepressants. This is important information for the PRITE and the psychiatry board exam, and critical to know as a practicing psychiatrist!

Irreversible priapism that requires surgical intervention is most commonly associated with which of the following medications? [thiothixene, thioridazine, tranylcypromine, trazadone, trimipramine]
Trazadone

Buproprion is contraindicated in patients with a seizure disorder and either of these two Axis 1 disorders
Anorexia or Bulimia

The antidepressant most associated with sudden cardiac death in children.
Desipramine

The tricyclic antidepressant with the greatest seizure risk
Maprotiline (Ludiomil)

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Extrapyramidal Symptoms Review

review of extrapyramidal symptoms EPS

This blog will take a look at extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS), the epidemiology of EPS, and medications that cause and treat EPS. This is important information for the PRITE and the psychiatry board exam!

Very high doses of Haldol have this association with EPS.
Decreased incidence of EPS

Which patients in terms of gender and age are at high risk for Neuroleptic induced Parkinsonism or Akathisia?
Elderly females (and those that have a h/o neuroleptic induced movement disorder)

An acutely psychotic patient is admitted to the hospital and started on risperidone 1 mg at bedtime. Over the next few days dosage is increased to 2 mg twice daily. The patient becomes increasingly anxious, restless, and is unable to stop moving his legs. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
A. Increase risperidone to 4mg twice daily
B. Switch to quetiapine 100mg at bedtime
C. Add propranolol 10mg three times daily
D. Add trazodone 50mg at bedtime
E. Add diphenhydramine 25mg at bedtime

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Epidemiology of Eating Disorders

epidemiology of eating disorders for the psychiatry board exam and PRITE

In this blog, we will take a look at eating disorders including Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, and Anorexia Nervosa. Let’s review the epidemiology of these disorders. This information should help you on the PRITE and quite possibly on the psychiatry board exam, so pay attention!

What is the most common eating disorder?
Binge Eating Disorder (2-25%) > Bulimia Nervosa (1-2% in women) > Anorexia Nervosa (0.5-1.0 % in women)

Which of the above disorders has the lowest female to male ratio?
Binge Eating Disorder (60% in females) – 90% of patients with either anorexia or bulimia are female

Which of the above disorders is more heritable?
Anorexia (concordance rate of 56% compared to 8-23% in Bulimia)

Is the incidence of anorexia and bulimia increasing, decreasing, or unchanging?
Increasing

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