Cases That Test Your Skills

Cases That Test Your Skills

Hold or not to hold: Navigating involuntary commitment

Author:

Jason A. Barrett, MD

In the ED, Mr. H is depressed and suicidal, but does not agree to voluntary hospitalization. What elements will factor into whether civil...

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Impaired cognition in a patient with schizophrenia and HIV

Author:

Amanda Anderson, DO

Reddy Shashank, MBBS

Brian Miller, MD

Mr. F has schizophrenia and HIV. His insight to both illnesses is limited. Could a change in his antipsychotic regimen improve his cognition and...

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Should clozapine be discontinued in a patient receiving chemotherapy?

Author:

Tyler C. Wright, MD, MPH

Stephanie H. Cho, MD, MS

Mr. A is diagnosed with leukemia. He has schizophrenia and has long been stable on clozapine. Can this medication be continued, or is the risk of...

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The woman who kept passing out

Author:

Victoria Kelly, MD

Stephen Hong, MD

Michael McHugh, MD

Mili Patel, MD

Jaclyn Jezak, APRN, PMHNP

Kristy Kagy, PA-C

After becoming unresponsive, Ms. B, age 44, is admitted, sedated, and intubated. She has had 3 similar episodes, and each time left the hospital...

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Food for thought: Dangerous weight loss in an older adult

Author:

Margaret Herre, PhD

Kevin H. Yang, BS

Dimitry Francois, MD

CASE Fixated on health and nutrition

Ms. L, age 75, presents to the...

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Depressed and awkward: Is it more than that?

Author:

Lubnaa Abdullah, PsyD HSP

Ali Khan, MD

Alcides Amador, MD

Ms. P, age 21, presents to the clinic with worsening depression. Her diagnoses are treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and schizoid...

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Severe GI distress: Is clozapine to blame?

Author:

Amy Rasmussen, MD

Elizabeth Kistler, MD

Melanie Yabs, PharmD, BCPP

Ana Lupu, PharmD

Jessica Gannon, MD

Lori Arbutiski, RN, MSN

Rohit Das, MD

K.N. Roy Chengappa, MD, MRCPsych

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Is it bipolar disorder, or a complex form of PTSD?

Author:

Meghana Keswani, BS

Steven Nemcek, MD, MS

Navid Rashid, MD, FAPA

CASE A long history of suicidality

Mr. X, age 26, who has a hist...

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Persistent altered mental status

Author:

Manuel A. Cabrera, MD

Kelsey S. Hobart, MD

Jacqueline Posada, MD

Mr. O, age 24, presents to the ED weak, sluggish, and incoherent. He has a history of schizophrenia and poor medication adherence. What could be...

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An unquenchable thirst

Author:

Amy Gallop, MD

Ellen Kim, MD

Bridget McCoy, MD

Mr. F, age 44, has schizophrenia that includes religious delusions. After a presumed seizure and fall, he develops delirium. What’s causing these...

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Late-onset, treatment-resistant anxiety and depression

Author:

Andrea Carr, MD

Megan Ines, DO

Jenna Taglienti, MD

With no past psychiatric history, Mr. A, age 41, suddenly develops anxiety and insomnia. Standard psychiatric treatments fail to provide relief....

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