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Psychiatry Faculty Development Session

Total questions: 3

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

19-year-old college student comes to the health clinic for evaluation because she has been purging food during the past semester. The patient appears well developed and well nourished. Physical examination shows mild enlargement of the parotid glands. In addition to complete blood cell count and urinalysis, measurement of which of the following levels is most appropriate?

a)

Fasting blood glucose

b)

Serum amylase

c)

Serum electrolytes

d)

Serum liver enzymes

e)

Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone

2.

A 50-year-old woman who has been treated with sertraline for major depressive disorder for more than two years comes to the office because she has had weakness, cold intolerance, constipation, and weight gain during the past six months. Physical examination shows dry, coarse skin as well as bradycardia, hypothermia, and swelling of the hands and feet. Which of the following laboratory studies is the most appropriate to determine the diagnosis?

a)

Liver function testing

b)

Measurement of serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level

c)

Measurement of serum estrogen level

d)

Measurement of serum sertraline level

3.

A physician group practice recently hired a new graduate of a psychiatry residency training program. The new physician had excellent references, and her performance in the practice has been exemplary. A physician colleague in the practice discovers that the new physician’s social media page contains disparaging comments about obese patients, patients with somatoform disorders, and nonadherent patients, although there is no mention of specific patients in the practice. Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action for this physician to take regarding the colleague’s social media use?

a)

Meet with the colleague and advise that she remove the inappropriate content

b)

Notify the head physician in the practice of the inappropriate post

c)

Post a comment on the colleague’s social media page indicating that the comment is inappropriate

d)

No action required