Focus PATIENT MANAGEMENT http://focus.psychiatryonline.org Focus RSS feed -- recent PATIENT MANAGEMENT articles 1541-4108 Focus 1541-4094 Focus http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/icons/banner/rss.gif http://focus.psychiatryonline.org <![CDATA[Patient Management Exercise for Dementia [PATIENT MANAGEMENT]]]> http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/short/7/1/38?rss=1 PATIENT MANAGEMENT PROBLEM:

The following patient management problem was chosen to reinforce the facts and issues presented in this course. It emphasizes decisions facing the practicing physician. At each decision point determine how you, as the neurologist, would respond. Then answer the questions provided. The weight or "value" indicates the relative strength or weakness of the response as determined by the faculty. Use these values, as well as the critical comments, to assess your own understanding and handling of the problem. A review of all responses, not merely the ones you select is recommended.

Reprinted with permission from Continuum Lifelong Learning Neurol 2007; 13(2):246–255.

]]> 2009-02-25 American Psychiatric Press 1 7 45 2009-01-01 38 PATIENT MANAGEMENT <![CDATA[Patient Management Exercise for Panic Disorder [PATIENT MANAGEMENT]]]> http://focus.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/short/6/4/451?rss=1 This exercise is designed to test your comprehension of material presented in this issue of FOCUS as well as your ability to evaluate, diagnose, and manage clinical problems. Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, on the basis of the information provided, making your decisions as you would with a real-life patient. Questions are presented at "decision points" that follow a section that gives information about the case. One or more choices may be correct for each question; make your choices on the basis of your clinical knowledge and the history provided. Read all of the options for each question before making any selections. You are given points on a graded scale for the best possible answer(s), and points are deducted for answers that would result in a poor outcome or delay your arriving at the right answer. Answers that have little or no impact receive zero points. On questions that focus on differential diagnoses, bonus points are awarded if you select the most likely diagnosis as your first choice. At the end of the exercise you will add up your points to obtain a total score.

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