Tammy is a 28-year-old female that presents to the office wi…

Tammy is a 28-year-old female that presents to the office with concerns of obsessive compulsive disorder with habitual hand washing. She has been concerned with the hand washing and the time consuming nature of it. This has been hard for her to manage and she refuses to go to therapy. She would like to start medication management, since she has not been on medications in the past, and wants a medication with minimal side effects. You recommend: 

Jill is a 9-year-old female that comes to your office with c…

Jill is a 9-year-old female that comes to your office with concerns of skin picking. She has been picking at her skin for about a year and now she has open sores. She is not taking any medications, and she feels the urge that she has to do the picking and this been stressful for her and her family. You let the family know you are diagnosing her with: 

A drug that blocks ATP production is introduced into an isol…

A drug that blocks ATP production is introduced into an isolated axon preparation. The axon is then repeatedly stimulated, and recordings are made of the axon’s response. Would you expect the axon in this situation to fire more or fewer action potentials?  Why?