virgola82
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A 32 yo man survives a plane crash in which 5 passengers died. Two weeks later he reports taht he has recurring nightmares about the crash and feels isolated and distant from others. The patient is most likely to have which of the following?
A Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
B Generalized anxiety disorder
C Conversion disorder
D Panic disorder
E Acute stress disorder
Edited by virgola82 on 05/12/07 - 03:00 AM
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| SILVER
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A Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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| virgola82
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What's the definition of PTSD? I modified the font in the q stem to give you a hint...
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| new_n_lost
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E Acute stress disorder
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| new_n_lost
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But I wud still go for PTSD
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| virgola82
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According to the explanation since only 2 weeks occured since the trauma the most likely diagnosis at the moment is ASD; to diagnose PTSD it's necessary that at least 1 month has passed. In other words if this pt won't recover in a couple of weeks it's gonna automatically become PTSD.
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| lq2006
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E
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it's certainly E, no doubt
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| dr_student
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Acute stress disorder becoz the duration is less than 1 month.
If more than 1 month,post traumatic stress disorder
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| Addicudo
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 .. Acute Stres s Disorder ... !!
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