In the future, if you work for a CM, you will need to discus…

In the future, if you work for a CM, you will need to discuss weekly work plans with your trade partners. In these meetings, the trade partner representative will likely make promises to you about the amount of work that they will complete in the upcoming week. Which of the following factors make a promise (commitment from trade) reliable:

A 19-year-old boy presents accompanied by his mother due to…

A 19-year-old boy presents accompanied by his mother due to abnormal behavior for the past few days. The mother says her son has not slept for 3 days and has been expressing ideas about how he plans to cure world hunger; he has also been very energetic and has not stopped talking. The patient has no medical history and takes no medications. He denies any recreational drug, tobacco, or alcohol use. The patient is verbose, hyperactive, and fidgeting on the mental status examination. He is uninterruptible and agitated. A mood stabilizer that is also used for seizures is recommended. The patient is advised that possible side effects of this medication include weight gain and sedation. Which of the following is another possible adverse effect of this medication? 

A 50-year-old woman presents for evaluation of depressed moo…

A 50-year-old woman presents for evaluation of depressed mood, anhedonia, anxiety, profound insomnia, poor appetite with recent weight loss, and passive suicidal ideation. Her symptoms began 2 months before the presentation. Which medication is the most appropriate to manage the patient’s symptoms? 

A 44-year-old woman has been prescribed medication for treat…

A 44-year-old woman has been prescribed medication for treatment-resistant depression. She is told to discontinue her sertraline 14 days before starting this medication. At lower doses, this medication works selectively on an enzyme that metabolizes phenylethylamine. Which of the following medications was she most likely prescribed?