FC Psych(SA) Part II Practice Questions - Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa - Part II Exam - FC Psych(SA) Part II Practice Questions - Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa

Question 1

A 28-year-old male with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is receiving clozapine maintenance therapy. According to South African clinical monitoring guidelines, at what absolute neutrophil count (ANC) threshold must clozapine treatment be immediately withheld?

ANC less than 1.5 x 10^9/L ANC less than 2.0 x 10^9/L ANC less than 2.5 x 10^9/L ANC less than 3.0 x 10^9/L

Correct Answer:

ANC less than 1.5 x 10^9/L

Question 2

A 45-year-old female patient with severe catatonic depression is being evaluated for emergency electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which of the following conditions represents an absolute contraindication to ECT?

Raised intracranial pressure due to an intracranial space-occupying lesion Controlled essential hypertension Stable ischemic heart disease Uncomplicated first-trimester pregnancy

Correct Answer:

Raised intracranial pressure due to an intracranial space-occupying lesion

Question 3

What is the standard clinical definition of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in adult psychiatric practice?

Failure to respond to at least two adequate trials of different antidepressant classes at adequate doses and duration Failure to respond to a single 4-week trial of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Persistence of depressive symptoms despite psychotherapy alone for 6 months Failure to achieve full symptom remission following low-dose tricyclic antidepressant monotherapy

Correct Answer:

Failure to respond to at least two adequate trials of different antidepressant classes at adequate doses and duration

Question 4

A 24-year-old male is admitted with acute manic excitement, grandiosity, and auditory hallucinations. He is severely agitated. What is the recommended initial pharmacological strategy for rapid control of severe manic agitation?

Combination of an atypical antipsychotic (or haloperidol) with a short-acting benzodiazepine Monotherapy with oral lithium carbonate titrated slowly over two weeks Oral lamotrigine monotherapy starting at 25 mg daily High-dose oral fluoxetine monotherapy

Correct Answer:

Combination of an atypical antipsychotic (or haloperidol) with a short-acting benzodiazepine

Question 5

A 32-year-old female presents with mutism, immobility, waxy flexibility, and negativism. What is the rapid bedside diagnostic challenge and first-line pharmacological treatment of choice for catatonia?

Intravenous or oral Lorazepam challenge Intravenous Haloperidol bolus Intramuscular Chlorpromazine administration Oral Sodium Valproate loading dose

Correct Answer:

Intravenous or oral Lorazepam challenge

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