Author: Anonymous

Mr. BW (male, 37 years old) has a past medical history of bipolar disorder and has been stable on valproate semisodium (valproic acid) 1g twice a day for 3 years. He has been admitted to hospital and diagnosed with severe bipolar depression. His psychiatrist deems it appropriate to prescribe lamotrigine in addition and asks you to advise on the starting dose for Mr. BW.   What initial dose would you advise?

Miss HT (female, 27 years old) presents to the GP with her mother. During the consultation, Miss HT says she is hearing voices and can feel insects crawling in her ears. The GP notes that her speech and thoughts seem disorganised, and her mother is very concerned as this is not usual for Miss HT. Miss HT has no significant medical history. Her blood pressure is 132/85mmHg, temperature 37.1°C, blood glucose 7.5mmol/L, midstream urine (MSU) is negative for nitrites and leucocytes and there is no recent history of head trauma.   Which is the MOST LIKELY working diagnosis?

Which r value means a reasonable positive relationship?

The standard error is calculated as the standard deviation divided by ________________.

99% confidence limits are approximately equal to the sample mean plus or minus ____________________.

Why is the mean used as the reference point when calculating variance in a dataset?

A __________ social movement works against some social change in the process of occurring.  

A new type of activity that gets attention for a short period of time is a(n) __________.  

__________ occurs when a bank has a policy of not loaning money in a certain area.  

In middle childhood, self-evaluations often become more realistic because children: