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Psychiatric Emergencies Quiz

October 7, 2010
What routine screening for alcohol abuse is recommended to avoid alcohol-related psychiatric emergencies in older adults? How will the presence of additional staff members affect an agitated patient in a psychiatric emergency? These and more in this week's quiz.

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by Evgeny Chukhin | January 31, 2012 1:19 PM EST

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by Marcos Hardy | November 11, 2010 1:39 PM EST

I have observed severe delirious and even catatonic reactions in elderly patients with bronchitis given dextromethorphan and a macrolide (except with azithromycin that does not inhibit CYP3A4). Macrolides decrease DXM metabolism and produces a PCP-like reaction. No matter what, the ER GPs do not seem to get this!

by marilyn marcus | October 19, 2010 6:46 PM EDT

same comment as Ari Lauden

by ian ingram | October 13, 2010 6:45 PM EDT

Noted and updated. Thanks!

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by Deborah Root | October 13, 2010 2:11 PM EDT

ditto

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