What is dissemination? – CORRECT ANSWER Getting the research
information out to those who need to know it!
Publication – highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? – CORRECT ANSWER Moderate
cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? – CORRECT ANSWER Inducer
–>will lower dose of Lamictal and BCP’s
What do BCP’s do to Lamictal? – CORRECT ANSWER Inducer – will
lower dose of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? – CORRECT ANSWER There IS a
difference but you say there isn’t a difference.
What is a Type II research error? – CORRECT ANSWER There is NO
difference but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? – CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive
impairment secondary to depression that clears when treated in the elderly.
Dementia won’t improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? – CORRECT ANSWER
Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? – CORRECT ANSWER The time it takes for 50%
of a drug to be eliminated from the body.
2 / 4
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? – CORRECT ANSWER
Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel – low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? – CORRECT ANSWER Serotonin
Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? – CORRECT
ANSWER HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? – CORRECT ANSWER
With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? – CORRECT ANSWER
1st degree – mother, father, siblings
2nd degree – grandparents & cousins
3rd degree –
What does messenger RNA code for? – CORRECT ANSWER Amino
Acids
What is epigenetics? – CORRECT ANSWER Factors that affect genes –
environmental, smoking, stress, etc…
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? – CORRECT ANSWER
Basal Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? – CORRECT ANSWER
Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? – CORRECT ANSWER
10-25 yo