Clinical CPD topic
Bipolar disorder: practise, reflect and record
Practise bipolar disorder through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Select initial treatment for acute mania and adapt management when mania emerges during antidepressant monotherapy.
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What you’ll work on
- Select initial treatment for acute mania and adapt management when mania emerges during antidepressant monotherapy.
- Choose treatment after one antipsychotic fails and manage breakthrough mania associated with inadequate lithium exposure.
- Identify first-line pharmacological maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
A 52-year-old woman with bipolar disorder develops an acute manic episode. She is not currently taking an antipsychotic or mood stabiliser. Following urgent specialist assessment, which of the following is a NICE-recommended initial pharmacological treatment?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.