PMHNP Exam Reported Questions and Answers Updated 2026

PMHNP Exam Reported Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
WhatMisMdissemination?M-
MAnswerMGettingMtheMresearchMinformationMoutMtoMthoseMwhoMneedMtoMknowMit!


PublicationM-MhighestMlevel

PresentingMatMNationalMConference

PresentingMatMLocalMConference

JournalMClubMwhereMoneMpersonMreviewsManMarticle



WhatMdoesMaM17MonMMMSEMmean?M-MAnswerMModerateMcognitiveMimpairment



WhatMisMTegretolMinMtheMCYP450Msystem?M-MAnswerMInducerM--
>willMlowerMdoseMofMLamictalMandMBCP's



WhatMdoMBCP'sMdoMtoMLamictal?M-MAnswerMInducerM-MwillMlowerMdoseMofMLamictal



WhatMisMaMTypeMIMresearchMerror?M-
MAnswerMThereMISMaMdifferenceMbutMyouMsayMthereMisn'tMaMdifference.


WhatMisMaMTypeMIIMresearchMerror?M-
MAnswerMThereMisMNOMdifferenceMbutMyouMsayMthereMisMaMdifference.


WhatMisMpseudo-dementia?M-
MAnswerMCognitiveMimpairmentMsecondaryMtoMdepressionMthatMclearsMwhenMtreatedMi
nMtheMelderly.MDementiaMwon'tMimprove.



IsMitMnormalMforMaM1MmonthMoldMtoMhaveMaMpalmarMgrasp?M-MAnswerMYes.



WhatMisMaMdrugM1/2Mlife?M-
MAnswerMTheMtimeMitMtakesMforM50%MofMaMdrugMtoMbeMeliminatedMfromMtheMbo
dy.

,WhatM3MatypicalsMcanMbeMusedMwithMteens?M-MAnswerMZyprexa,MAbilify,MSeroquelM-
MlowMdoses


WhatMisMaMriskMofMusingMTramadol?M-
MAnswerMSerotoninMSyndromeMasMitMisMveryMserotonergic.


WhatMisMtheMalleleMseenMinMAsiansMthatMincreaseMtheMriskMofMSJS?M-
MAnswerMHLAB-1502


WhenMmightMyouMseeMtoxicMepidermalMnecrolysis?M-
MAnswerMWithMworseningMofMSJS


HowMmanyMgenerationsMdoMyouMincludeMforMaMgenogram?M-MAnswerM1stMdegreeM-
Mmother,Mfather,Msiblings
2ndMdegreeM-MgrandparentsM&Mcousins

3rdMdegreeM-



WhatMdoesMmessengerMRNAMcodeMfor?M-MAnswerMAminoMAcids



WhatMisMepigenetics?M-MAnswerMFactorsMthatMaffectMgenesM-
Menvironmental,Msmoking,Mstress,Metc...


WhatMpartMofMtheMbrainMisMinvolvedMwithMOCD?M-MAnswerMBasalMGanglia

Occipito-Frontal



WhatMhappensMtoMtheMbrainMduringMadolescence?M-MAnswerMDendriticMpruning

EmotionsMareMcontrolledMbyMamygdala

ByMadulthood,MPFCMinvolvedMasMwell



WhenMdoMmalesMtypicallyMpresentMwithMschizophrenia?M-MAnswerM10-25Myo

,WhenMdoMfemalesMtypicallyMpresentMwithMschizophrenia?M-MAnswerM25-35Myo



WhatMdoesMErythromycinMtoMtrileptal?M-
MAnswerMYouMwillMneedMtoMdecreasesMtheMlevelMbecauseMTrileptal(inducer)MandMeryt
hromycinMisMaMinhibitor



ACEMInhibitorsMareMtheMdrugMofMchoiceMforMwhat?M-MAnswerMHeartMFailure

HTN



WhatMareMsomeMpsychiatricMsideMeffectsMseenMwithMsomeMasthmaMdrugsM-
MAnswerMLeukotrieneMreceptorMagonistsM-
Msingulair,Maccolade,MzyfloM=Magitation,Maggression,Manxiety,Mhallucinations,Mdepression,
Minsomnia,MSI,Mtremor


WhatMshouldMyouMwatchMforMwithMTegretol?M-
MAnswerMAgranulocytosisMandMHyponatremia


WhatMareMtheM3MCKMmuscleMenzymeMtests?M-MAnswerMCKBB,MCKMM,MCKMB



WhichMoneMofMtheM3MmuscleMenzymesMareMrelatedMtoMcardiacMmuscleMdamage?M-
MAnswerMCKMB


WhatMisMtheMriskMofMaMseriouslyMelevatedMCKMB?M-MAnswerMPolymyositis

Rhabdo



WhatMisMaMnormalMCKMB?M-MAnswerM0.3Mmcg/L



WhatMpsychoactivesMdoesMDetrolMinteractMwith?M-MAnswerMTopamax

KCL

Zonegran



WhatMCNMareMyouMassessingMwhenMyouMhaveMtheMpatientMshrugMtheirMshoulders?M
-MAnswerMCNMXIM-MSpinalMAccessory

, WhatMdoMyouMseeMinMlabsMwithMHIVM&MDementia?M-MAnswerMCD4M<200

ViralMLoadMisMhigh

<20%MgetMitMwithMantiretroviralMtreatment



WhatMisMtheMscoringMwithMtheMBeckMDepressionMInventory?M-MAnswerMSelf-ReportM-
M0-63
0-13M-Mminimal

14-19M-Mmild

20-28M-Mmoderate

29-63M-Msevere



WhatMisMsensitivity?M-MAnswerMHelpsMrule-outMdiseaseM=MTrueMPositiveM=MSnout



WhatMisMspecificity?M-MAnswerMHelpsMrule-inMdiseaseM=MTrueMNegativeM=MSpin



WhatMdoesMaMsedMrateMmeasure?M-MAnswerMInflammationM(ESRM-
MErythrocyteMSedimentationMRate)M=MdistanceMinMmmMRBC'sMhaveMdescendedMinM1
Mhour.


WhatMisMaMnormalMsedMrateMorMESR?M-MAnswerM0-22Mmales

0-29Mfemales



WhatMisMaMreticMcount?M-
MAnswerMMeasuresM%MofMreticulocytesMinMbloodM(immatureMRBC's)MIndicatesMwhethe
rMenoughMRBC'sMareMbeingMproducedMbyMboneMmarrow.



WhatMdoesMaMdecreasedMreticMcountMindicate?M-MAnswerMAnemiaM-
MacuteMorMchronicMbleeding


WhatMdoesManMincreasedMreticMcountMindicate?M-
MAnswerMBoneMmarrowMdisorderMorMVitaminMDeficiency