CARN STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Does not utilize 'war stories', sponsors, or meetings for life - ✔✔SMART Recovery
✔✔Uses a cognitive-behavioral (thinking/doing) psychotherapy called REBT which
stands for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. - ✔✔SMART
✔✔5 principles of MET
- Express _______ show support through reflective listening; not confrontation.
- Develop ___________
- Avoid __________/avoid criticism
- Roll with ____________
- Support ______-__________ - ✔✔empathy:
discrepancy
argumentation:
resistance
self-efficacy
✔✔Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) originates from what model? - ✔✔Minnesota
✔✔This individual therapy is grounded in the concept that addiction is a multi-faceted
illness influenced by medical, social, emotional, and spiritual factors. - ✔✔12 step
therapy
✔✔Nonparaphilic -engaging in sexual behavior in an _________, compulsive or
obsessive manner - ✔✔excessive
✔✔Pattern in certain addictive disorders where women begin use or behaviors at lower
levels than men but it escalates more quickly and ultimately becomes more severe -
✔✔Telescoping
✔✔increase in what lipid panel value should be expected in a patient who quits
smoking. - ✔✔increase in HDL should be expected in a patient who quits smoking.
✔✔Cocaine-induced pulmonary edema can be treated with _______ ________ similar
to acute heart failure - ✔✔loop diuretics
✔✔Bupropion has a dose-related risk of seizure. The maximum daily dose of bupropion
is suggested to be ________ mg per day, prescribed as 150 mg TID. This maximum
daily dose should not be exceeded. - ✔✔450
, ✔✔___________ is a benzodiazepine medication and is classified as DEA Schedule IV.
It is used to treat alcohol withdrawal.Route? - ✔✔Chlordiazepoxide,PO
✔✔Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) is used to treat ADHD & what eating disorder?. It is
schedule ___ - ✔✔Binge, II
✔✔___________ are the preferred modality of treatment of ketamine toxicity. -
✔✔Benzodiazepines
✔✔Patients being enrolled in a methadone program must be monitored regularly.
Before entering, one must check the ________ for any alarming behaviors. - ✔✔PDMP
✔✔What is the range of QTc intervals in which a patient on methadone therapy can
have a potential risk of torsades de pointes? - ✔✔450-500
✔✔When asked a client to walk a straight line placing heel to toe, you are assessing the
_________- aspect of the nervous system, which controls posture, balance, and
coordination. - ✔✔proprioceptive
✔✔__________ should be initiated for suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction. - ✔✔Metoprolol
✔✔Verapamil and other CCBs effectively treat ___________- __________ _________,
not tachycardia. - ✔✔methamphetamine-induced hypertension
✔✔substance induced psychiatric disorder occurs within ____ days of intoxication or
__________ - ✔✔30; withdrawal
✔✔What medication for ADHD is contraindicated with a MOAI and should not be given
for at least 14 days after an MAOI is discontinued due to the risk of hypertensive crisis. -
✔✔Methylphenidate
✔✔A 39-year-old with a significant smoking history presents to the office for a follow-up
appointment. The patient states that she feels guilty and irresponsible about her
smoking habits and wants to quit as soon as possible. she is started on varenicline.
what baseline lab test should be obtained before initiating treatment with varenicline? -
✔✔Urea and creatinine
✔✔For mild opioid withdrawal symptoms, ________ can be prescribed on an as-
needed basis. - ✔✔clonidine
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Does not utilize 'war stories', sponsors, or meetings for life - ✔✔SMART Recovery
✔✔Uses a cognitive-behavioral (thinking/doing) psychotherapy called REBT which
stands for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. - ✔✔SMART
✔✔5 principles of MET
- Express _______ show support through reflective listening; not confrontation.
- Develop ___________
- Avoid __________/avoid criticism
- Roll with ____________
- Support ______-__________ - ✔✔empathy:
discrepancy
argumentation:
resistance
self-efficacy
✔✔Twelve-Step Facilitation (TSF) originates from what model? - ✔✔Minnesota
✔✔This individual therapy is grounded in the concept that addiction is a multi-faceted
illness influenced by medical, social, emotional, and spiritual factors. - ✔✔12 step
therapy
✔✔Nonparaphilic -engaging in sexual behavior in an _________, compulsive or
obsessive manner - ✔✔excessive
✔✔Pattern in certain addictive disorders where women begin use or behaviors at lower
levels than men but it escalates more quickly and ultimately becomes more severe -
✔✔Telescoping
✔✔increase in what lipid panel value should be expected in a patient who quits
smoking. - ✔✔increase in HDL should be expected in a patient who quits smoking.
✔✔Cocaine-induced pulmonary edema can be treated with _______ ________ similar
to acute heart failure - ✔✔loop diuretics
✔✔Bupropion has a dose-related risk of seizure. The maximum daily dose of bupropion
is suggested to be ________ mg per day, prescribed as 150 mg TID. This maximum
daily dose should not be exceeded. - ✔✔450
, ✔✔___________ is a benzodiazepine medication and is classified as DEA Schedule IV.
It is used to treat alcohol withdrawal.Route? - ✔✔Chlordiazepoxide,PO
✔✔Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) is used to treat ADHD & what eating disorder?. It is
schedule ___ - ✔✔Binge, II
✔✔___________ are the preferred modality of treatment of ketamine toxicity. -
✔✔Benzodiazepines
✔✔Patients being enrolled in a methadone program must be monitored regularly.
Before entering, one must check the ________ for any alarming behaviors. - ✔✔PDMP
✔✔What is the range of QTc intervals in which a patient on methadone therapy can
have a potential risk of torsades de pointes? - ✔✔450-500
✔✔When asked a client to walk a straight line placing heel to toe, you are assessing the
_________- aspect of the nervous system, which controls posture, balance, and
coordination. - ✔✔proprioceptive
✔✔__________ should be initiated for suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction. - ✔✔Metoprolol
✔✔Verapamil and other CCBs effectively treat ___________- __________ _________,
not tachycardia. - ✔✔methamphetamine-induced hypertension
✔✔substance induced psychiatric disorder occurs within ____ days of intoxication or
__________ - ✔✔30; withdrawal
✔✔What medication for ADHD is contraindicated with a MOAI and should not be given
for at least 14 days after an MAOI is discontinued due to the risk of hypertensive crisis. -
✔✔Methylphenidate
✔✔A 39-year-old with a significant smoking history presents to the office for a follow-up
appointment. The patient states that she feels guilty and irresponsible about her
smoking habits and wants to quit as soon as possible. she is started on varenicline.
what baseline lab test should be obtained before initiating treatment with varenicline? -
✔✔Urea and creatinine
✔✔For mild opioid withdrawal symptoms, ________ can be prescribed on an as-
needed basis. - ✔✔clonidine
