Test 1 Question 114. Which one of the following should not be part of an initial workup of a patient with anorexia nervosa?
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Complete blood count
Chem-7
Thyroid function tests
Electrocardiogram
Head CT scan
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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?
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Lumbar puncture
Risperidone level
Complete blood count
Liver profile
Prolactin level
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Test 2 Question 85. Which of the following lab tests can be used to detect chronic alcohol abuse?
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Red blood cell count
White blood cell (WBC) count
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)
Creatine phosphokinase
Alkaline phosphatase
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Test 2 Question 135. In hypothyroidism one would expect to find:
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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
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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?
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Thyroid function tests
Electrocardiogram
WBC count
Renal function tests
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test
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Test 3 Question 79. Which one of the following is the therapeutic range for lithium?
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6–12mEq/L
0.5–1.9mEq/L
0.6–1.2mEq/L
2–4mEq/L
>4mEq/L
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Test 3 Question 85. Which one of the following could drastically increase lithium levels?
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Citalopram
Carbamazepine
Sertraline
Ibuprofen
Acetaminophen
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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?
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Intravenous fluids
Celecoxib
Wait and watch
Hemodialysis
Gastric lavage
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Test 3 Question 127. Which one of the following is not a requirement for treatment with clozapine?
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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
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Test 3 Question 149. What is the therapeutic range for valproic acid?