Laboratory Tests in Psychiatry pt. 2

Test 4 Question 19. Patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder are noted to have anomalies of which one of the following brain regions?

Test 4 Question 124. Which one of the following lab tests is most likely to pick up alcohol abuse?

Test 5 Question 5. Which of the following must be present to meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM 5), criteria for somatic symptom disorder?

Test 5 Question 47. Which of the following conditions is not a potential effect of low folate levels?

Test 5 Question 65. Which of the following is most likely to be found on neuroimaging of schizophrenics?

Test 5 Question 102. As part of doing blood work for an alcoholic patient you decide to order a GGT (γ-glutamyl transpeptidase). How long after the patient stopped drinking would you expect the GGT to return to normal?

Test 5 Question 111. Which of the following is part of the correct schedule for monitoring white blood cell (WBC) count when using clozapine?

Test 6 Question 23. A bulimic patient admits to you that she has been using large quantities of ipecac on a daily basis. Which of the following medical issues should you be most concerned with?

Test 6 Question 110. An elderly bipolar patient is brought into the emergency room. He was found comatose at home by his son. His serum sodium is 115mmol/L. Which of the following medications is the most likely cause of his sodium imbalance?

Test 6 Question 111. Which of the following is not part of the recommended monitoring for patients taking risperidone?

Test 6 Question 115. Which of the following is not an indication for neurological imaging in a psychiatric patient?

Test 6 Question 131. Which of the following tests is not considered routine monitoring for patients taking lithium?