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Test I: 111, 113, 114, 117 Test II: 85, 135 Test III: 65, 79, 85, 123, 127, 149

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Laboratory Tests in Psychiatry pt. 1

Question 1 of 12

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Test 1 Question 111. How long after taking PCP can it still be found in the urine?

Select one of the following:

  • 1 day

  • 2 days

  • 5 days

  • 8 days

  • 10 days

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

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Test 1 Question 113. A patient you put on carbamazepine has weakness and a rash. Which lab test would you order first?

Select one of the following:

  • Liver profile

  • Electrolytes, blood–urea–nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, glucose (Chem-7

  • Complete blood count

  • Thyroid function tests

  • Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL)

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

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Test 1 Question 114. Which one of the following should not be part of an initial workup of a patient with anorexia nervosa?

Select one of the following:

  • Complete blood count

  • Chem-7

  • Thyroid function tests

  • Electrocardiogram

  • Head CT scan

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

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Test 1 Question 117. A patient on risperidone comes into your office and reports that she intends on going to her gynecologist because she hasn’t been having her menstrual periods. She has taken a pregnancy test and it was negative. Which lab test would you order?

Select one of the following:

  • Lumbar puncture

  • Risperidone level

  • Complete blood count

  • Liver profile

  • Prolactin level

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

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Test 2 Question 85. Which of the following lab tests can be used to detect chronic alcohol abuse?

Select one of the following:

  • Red blood cell count

  • White blood cell (WBC) count

  • γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)

  • Creatine phosphokinase

  • Alkaline phosphatase

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

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Test 2 Question 135. In hypothyroidism one would expect to find:

Select one of the following:

  • Serum free T4 is increased

  • Serum total T4 concentration is increased

  • Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is increased

  • Serum T3 uptake is increased

  • Serum T3–T4 ratio is decreased

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

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Test 3 Question 65. Which one of the following baseline lab values would be the least important to obtain on a patient starting lithium therapy?

Select one of the following:

  • Thyroid function tests

  • Electrocardiogram

  • WBC count

  • Renal function tests

  • Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

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Test 3 Question 79. Which one of the following is the therapeutic range for lithium?

Select one of the following:

  • 6–12mEq/L

  • 0.5–1.9mEq/L

  • 0.6–1.2mEq/L

  • 2–4mEq/L

  • >4mEq/L

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

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Test 3 Question 85. Which one of the following could drastically increase lithium levels?

Select one of the following:

  • Citalopram

  • Carbamazepine

  • Sertraline

  • Ibuprofen

  • Acetaminophen

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

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Test 3 Question 123. A patient has overdosed on lithium following a fight with her boyfriend. Her lithium level is 2.8 mEq/L. She is exhibiting severe signs of lithium toxicity. Which one of the following answer choices is the best treatment at this time?

Select one of the following:

  • Intravenous fluids

  • Celecoxib

  • Wait and watch

  • Hemodialysis

  • Gastric lavage

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

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Test 3 Question 127. Which one of the following is not a requirement for treatment with clozapine?

Select one of the following:

  • Baseline WBC count before starting treatment

  • Two WBC counts during the first 7 days of treatment

  • Weekly WBC count during the first 6 months of treatment

  • WBC count every 2 weeks after the first 6 months of treatment

  • WBC count every week for 4 weeks following discontinuation of clozapine

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

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Test 3 Question 149. What is the therapeutic range for valproic acid?

Select one of the following:

  • 50–100ng/mL

  • 25–50ng/mL

  • 200–250ng/mL

  • 1000–1500ng/mL

  • 0.5–0.15ng/mL

Explanation

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