Blueprints Clinical Cases in Psychiatry

by Hoblyn, Jennifer; Neugroschl, Judith; Caughey, Aaron B.

• ISBN13: 9780632046096
• ISBN10: 0632046090
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-14
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Be ready for both the Step 2 & 3 USMLE exams and those demanding questions during your rotations. The new Blueprints Clinical Cases series will be the answer to all of your needs! Written by residents and faculty, this series prepares you for even the most complex cases. 50 Symptom based clinical cases provide comprehensive USMLE review Built-in thought questions help you learn to diagnose using the critical thinking process Case-based learning presents an efficient manner of cataloguing symptoms, syndromes, and diseases 200 questions replicate the computer format of the USMLE Prepare for your future with the Blueprints Clinical Cases series! Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Blueprints Clinical Cases valuable.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Abbreviations/Acronyms	xi
CASES
CHILD/ADOLESCENT PATIENTS WHO PRESENT IN THE OFFICE
``My Son Isn't Doing Well in School''	2	(2)
``My Daughter Isn't Doing Well in School''	4	(2)
``I'm Having Trouble in School''	6	(2)
``I Can't Get Him to Go to School!''	8	(2)
``My Son Is Always in Trouble at School''	10	(2)
``I'm Stressed''	12	(2)
``Everything's Fine''	14	(2)
``He Cannot Control Himself''	16	(2)
``He Keeps Wetting the Bed''	18	(2)
``My Son Isn't Talking''	20	(2)
CHILD/ADOLESCENT PATIENTS WHO PRESENT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
``I Didn't Mean to Do It''	22	(2)
``He Is Not Making any Sense''	24	(2)
ADULT PATIENTS WHO PRESENT IN THE OFFICE
``I Don't Know What's Wrong''	26	(2)
``I'm Having Trouble Sleeping''	28	(2)
``Is the Ozone Hole Affecting Me?''	30	(2)
``My Wife's Lawyer Insisted''	32	(2)
``My Wife's Left Me!''	34	(2)
``My Boss Told Me to Come''	36	(2)
``I Can't Stop Crying''	38	(2)
``Why Is She Biting Herself?''	40	(2)
``I'm Fed up with These Mood Swings''	42	(2)
``I Know This Behavior Must Stop''	44	(2)
``I Feel Fantastic''	46	(2)
``I Cannot Sit Still''	48	(2)
``I Am Worried That She Might Leave Me''	50	(2)
``Am I Addicted?''	52	(2)
``My Problem Is Physical''	54	(2)
``My Nose Is Deformed''	56	(2)
``My Wife Is Having an Affair''	58	(2)
``I'm Always Miserable''	60	(2)
ADULT PATIENTS WHO PRESENT VIA HOSPITAL CONSULTATION
``Help Us with This Patient''	62	(2)
``This Patient Needs Chemo''	64	(2)
``I Should Be Happy''	66	(2)
``They Are Trying to Poison Me''	68	(2)
``He's Uncontrollable''	70	(2)
ADULT PATIENTS WHO PRESENT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
``I Am Special-God Is Sending Me Messages''	72	(2)
``I Feel Awful''	74	(2)
``They Are Sucking My Thoughts Out''	76	(2)
``Mute and Immobile''	78	(2)
``Who Am I?''	80	(2)
``Go Away!'' (Come Back)	82	(2)
``Something's Wrong with My Baby''	84	(2)
``Mute with a Fever''	86	(2)
GERIATRIC PATIENTS WHO PRESENT IN THE OFFICE
``I Can't Sleep''	88	(2)
``Why (s My Husband Fighting with Me?''	90	(2)
``Is My Husband Depressed?''	92	(2)
``He Won't Leave the Neighbors Alone''	94	(2)
``Should Mom Be in a Home?''	96	(2)
GERIATRIC PATIENTS WHO PRESENT VIA HOSPITAL CONSULTATION
``We Can't Find Anything Wrong''	98	(2)
``He Refuses to Eat''	100	(3)
ANSWERS	103	(30)
Case Presentations and Diagnosis	104	(29)
Glossary	133	(2)
Index	135