Cedrick
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A 50 year old surgeon with alcohol on his breath enters the surgical suite to do a procedure
Prior to the procedure he is asked to leave.
Later that day he is confronted by the hospitals physicians assitance committee
He confesses that he has been drinking alcohol heavily on a daily basis.
Which of the following long term plans is most likely to help the physician maintain sobriety ??
a.-Cognitive therapy fro depression
b.-participation in alcoholics Anonymous
c.-therapy with an antidepressant
d.-therapy with a gamma-aminobutyric acid {GABA} agonist
e.-therapy with disulfiram
f.-therapy with an opiate agonist
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| mjl1717
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answer -b!
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| star1
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B seem to be the best answer
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| nadiabarati
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long term! So B
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| Cedrick
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B it is
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| robin082006
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Agree B
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| mjl1717
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are there any questions about this q? the only thing i would say is that Id consider disulfiram only if pt came to my office requesting it. And Id let the Al Anon people refer him for disulfirm if needed.
i thought this q was straight forward. good q Dr Virgo
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| Diego Casali
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I agree with you. B is the best long - term treatment. This information is both in BRS and Kaplan!
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| klimt
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agree B
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| smal
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YUPE b
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| ManuNastai
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I agree with B, but I think the BEST treatment would be a threat to fire him!!
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