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LEK questions: Psychiatry — page 5

241 questions in Psychiatry. Open a question to see the answer options and a hint.

  1. A 28-year-old male presents to the doctor with severe anxiety, fear and general muscle pain, all of which have been bothering him for three days. He also reports… Question 15 (part 2)
  2. A 48-year-old male presents to the doctor for a yearly check-up. The patient has been smoking a package a day for 20 years and claims he wants to quit. He has tried… Question 16 (part 2)
  3. A 55-year-old female presents to the doctor as she has been feeling a compulsion to repeat various activities and has become tired of wasting time. The patient reports… Question 17 (part 2)
  4. A 20-year-old female presents to a health centre as she has been experiencing symptoms of depression for three months (since she was raped on a date during a party)… Question 18 (part 2)
  5. A 42-year-old male is referred to the doctor for mental state assessment. The patient reports that has been afraid of criticism and rejection for a long time. He… Question 19 (part 2)
  6. A 23-year-old male presents to the doctor with a pain in the right arm. The nurse present during the examination reports that the patient was irritated and unwilling to… Question 20 (part 2)
  7. A 46-year-old male is brought to A&E in an ambulance as he has been experiencing visual hallucinations for 4 hours. His wife reports that for the past two days he… Question 21 (part 2)
  8. A 25-year-old woman is brought to A&E in an ambulance after she was raped and assaulted by two burglars. Her neighbour, who witnessed the whole incident, called the… Question 22 (part 2)
  9. A 26-year-old male with a history of tics (eye blinking and snorting) presents to the doctor as he is worried by their frequency over the last six months. The symptoms… Question 23 (part 2)
  10. A 19-year-old female student presents to the doctor to have lab tests performed as she has been purging a lot over the last semester. The patient looks well-developed… Question 24 (part 2)
  11. A 5-year-old boy is brought to the doctor by his mother as she has been worried about his behaviour for a couple of months. The patient’s mother reports that at night… Question 25 (part 2)
  12. A 26-year-old male presented to his GP with a recurrent cough. The doctor ordered blood tests and a chest X-ray. When the patient entered the examination room, his… Question 26 (part 2)
  13. Which delusions are not present in depression? Question 27 (part 2)
  14. A 26-year-old female medicine student presents to a psychiatric clinic. She complains of lowered mood and a strong sense of fear and anxiety. She ascribes her mental… Question 28 (part 2)
  15. A patient presents to a psychiatrist with a referral from his GP. He complains of a lowered mood, problems with appetite, sleeplessness and excessive worry. He connects… Question 29 (part 2)
  16. “My family is in danger. They are following me. In my flat there are cameras and my phone is bugged.” The above statement might indicate the presence of: Question 30 (part 2)
  17. An episode of mania is diagnosed when the symptoms last for at least: Question 31 (part 2)
  18. The effectiveness of the following preparations in the treatment of Alzheimer’s has not been confirmed except for: Question 37 (part 2)
  19. Which of the following is not a somatic complication of anorexia nervosa: Question 38 (part 2)
  20. Which of the following nerves contains ¾ of parasympathetic fibres: Question 41 (part 2)
  21. Klüver-Bucy syndrome is a collection of symptoms resulting from bilateral damage to: Question 42 (part 2)
  22. Which of the following is the main excitatory neurotransmitter of the human brain: Question 43 (part 2)
  23. The most populous group of intellectually disabled people are people with: Question 44 (part 2)
  24. The most common cause of dementia in elderly patients is: Question 45 (part 2)
  25. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are drugs of choice in the treatment of: Question 46 (part 2)
  26. A 68-year-old female patient has significant memory and functioning disorders. He has fallen several times recently and has occasional visual hallucinations. A low dose… Question 47 (part 2)
  27. Which of the following drugs is a drug of choice in the treatment of alcohol-related amnesia: Question 48 (part 2)
  28. The recurrence percentage of severe symptoms of schizophrenia within 2 years in patients diagnosed with this disease who have discontinued treatment is: Question 49 (part 2)
  29. Restlessness of the lower limbs, the upper limbs and the trunk present both in sitting and standing positions with a frequent compulsion to walk (wiggle) occurring… Question 50 (part 2)
  30. A patient was involved in a very dangerous road accident – the driver of the car he was a passenger of died. A few weeks later the patient began to feel significant… Question 51 (part 2)
  31. A 19-year-old patient reached BMI=12 following a restrictive diet. Despite significant exhaustion she keeps reducing food intake. Which is the correct course of action… Question 52 (part 2)
  32. Which of the following drugs are used in the pharmacotherapy of pre-mature ejaculation: Question 53 (part 2)
  33. A 24-year-old patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder uses hormonal contraception. Which of the following increases the risk of pregnancy? Question 54 (part 2)
  34. A total disregard for other people’s feelings, a persistent neglect of rules and norms, high levels of aggressiveness and low frustration tolerance are the typical… Question 55 (part 2)
  35. Oversensitivity to criticism, a sense of self-importance and concentration on own needs are the characteristic features of: Question 56 (part 2)
  36. In schizophrenia excessive dopaminergic activity of the mesolimbic system is responsible for: Question 57 (part 2)
  37. A 22-year-old has been concentrating on putting the objects around him in order for more than a year. He washes his hands several dozen times a day. The reasons for his… Question 58 (part 2)
  38. The twelve-steps program is a standard in the therapy of: Question 59 (part 2)
  39. Stimulants include: Question 60 (part 2)
  40. According to WHO which of the following is not a criterion for recognizing the alcohol addiction syndrome? Question 49
  41. The Fagerstrom test is applied for the: Question 4 (part 2)

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