ESSAYS
1. A 55 years old man presents with insomnia, lack of
interest and suicidal attempts since 4 months. There is a strong family history
of such ailment. On examination he is irritable, sad looking and withdrawn. Answer the following.
- What is your possible diagnosis
- What are the criteria to diagnose this condition
- Describe the aetio-pathogenesis of this condition
- How will you treat the disease (2+3+3+2)
2. 40 year old male with history of alcohol abuse for more
than 15 years presented with pain abdomen and hematemesis. During hospitalization he had
generalized seizures and abnormal behaviour. Answer the following:
● How will you investigate this patient
● What is the possible cause of his seizure
● What are the likely causes of hematemesis
● How do you manage this patient (2+3+3+2)
SHORT NOTES
- Anxiety disorder
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Classification of anxiety disorders
- Adjustment disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Treatment of obsessive compulsive neurosis
- Depression
- Depression diagnostic criteria
- Drugs used in depression
- Drugs used in acute mania
- Somatisation disorder
- Mood stabilizers
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Chronic marijuana abuse
- Korsakoff psychosis
- Clinical features of chronic cocaine abuse
- Schizophrenia
- Treatment of schizophrenia
- Causes of delirium
- Antipsychotic drugs
- Lithium
- Difference between hysteria and malingering
- Mini mental state scoring
