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Psychiatry – KFP public report review 2016-2024 topics in exam

1. Anxiety Disorders

Social Anxiety Disorder

  • Psychological management strategies specific to social anxiety disorder
  • Understanding NDIS eligibility requirements
  • Medication for performance anxiety (e.g., propranolol)

PTSD in a Clinical Colleague

  • Identification and management of PTSD
  • Addressing professional concerns

2. Mood Disorders

48-Year-Old Man with Depression

  • Additional history to clarify depression diagnosis
  • Identifying first-line medication for depression
  • Managing acute suicidal ideation in an emergency services worker

Bipolar Depression in Older Patient

  • Management of bipolar depression
  • Holistic approach including medication monitoring and support for the patient and family

Bipolar Disorder Management

  • Diagnosis of a manic episode
  • Pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies

Postnatal Depression

  • Safe pharmacological options for breastfeeding mothers
  • Management strategies for postnatal depression

3. Psychotic Disorders

Specific Delusions and Paranoia

  • Comprehensive management of psychiatric conditions
  • Role of non-pharmacological interventions and appropriate referrals

Acute Psychosis in a Medical Student

  • Diagnosis and management of acute psychosis
  • Addressing academic concerns

Management of Complex Medical History and Auditory Hallucinations

  • Interpretation of blood results
  • Non-pharmacological management strategies
  • Handling of hallucinations

4. Personality Disorders

Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Managing complex presentations in a young woman, including medical termination, alcohol detoxification, and postnatal mental health

5. Sleep Disorders

Difficulty Sleeping in an Adult Woman

  • Differential diagnoses for sleep disorders
  • General and preventative health measures

Insomnia, Fatigue, and Low Mood Management

  • Pharmacological management for initial symptoms
  • Recognition of diagnosis
  • Non-pharmacological management for symptom progression

6. Postpartum Psychiatric Conditions

Postpartum Psychosis Management

  • Differential diagnosis and initial investigations
  • Holistic management plan considering rural settings

7. Substance Abuse and Related Psychiatric Conditions

Serotonin Syndrome

  • Identification and management of serotonin syndrome in a patient with substance abuse

8. Emergency Psychiatric Management

Mental Health Deterioration

  • Acute mental health management
  • Preconceptual counseling in the context of mental health

Agitation and Muscular Rigidity in Schizophrenia

  • Likely diagnosis, immediate management, and initial investigations

9. Suicidal Ideation and Risk Assessment

Mental Health and Suicide Risk

  • Assessing suicide risk
  • Developing a safety plan

Depression and Suicidal Ideation

  • Medication management considering current prescriptions
  • Suicide risk assessment

10. Cognitive and Mood Changes in the Elderly

Cognitive and Mood Changes

  • Differential diagnoses for altered cognition and mood
  • Considerations around power of attorney

11. Managing Psychiatric Symptoms in Medical Contexts

High-Risk Medication Prescriptions and ECG Interpretation

  • Safe prescription practices for clonidine and oxycodone
  • ECG interpretation
  • Immediate management actions

12. Professional and Ethical Issues in Psychiatry

Cyclical Mood Changes and Professional Boundary Issues

  • Diagnosis and management of mood changes related to the menstrual cycle
  • Handling disclosure of a relationship with a psychologist

13. Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessments

Psychiatric Presentation in a Young Adult

  • Identification of specific aspects of history indicative of psychiatric conditions
  • Differential diagnoses and appropriate post-admission investigations

Underlying Mental Health Issues

  • Differential diagnosis for multiple emergency department attendances suggesting underlying mental health issues

Vulnerable Adult with Intellectual Disability and Recent Behavioral Changes

  • Corroborating history from multiple sources
  • Differential diagnoses for recent behavioral changes
  • Initial investigations

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