CARN EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Benztropine is used along with other medications to treat the symptoms of
Parkinson's disease (PD; a disorder of the nervous system that causes difficulties with
movement, muscle control, and balance) and tremors caused by other medical
problems or medications. This drug can cause ________ _______, the occurrence of
intestinal blockage in the absence of an actual physical obstruction. This type of
blockage is caused by a malfunction in the nerves and muscles in the intestine that
impairs digestive movement. - ✔✔paralytic ileus
✔✔The ASI or Addiction Severity Index Test which is composed of ______ questions is
a semi-structured interview designed to address seven potential problem areas in
substance-abusing patients: medical status, employment and support, drug use, alcohol
use, legal status, family/social status, and psychiatric status. - ✔✔200
✔✔Using Myers Briggs, the preference of measuring information and how it is
processed by _____________ or __________. - ✔✔sensing
intuition
✔✔Methadone has the longest ____-___. - ✔✔half life
✔✔Those who use IV drugs are often seen with septic arthritis of the ____________
joint. - ✔✔sternoclavicular
✔✔In Chlorpromazine overdose, epinephrine has no effect because chlorpromazine
acts as an _____-__________ blocking agent. - ✔✔alpha adrenergic
✔✔In group session a patient says, "You're like my parents. You pay attention to
everyone else but me.", this behavior is called __________. - ✔✔transference
✔✔In Cocaine addiction _____________ an anticonvulsant drug that may ease
agitation during recovery by reducing activity in the central nervous system -
✔✔Topiramate
✔✔In Cocaine addiction _____________ This drug helps to restore feelings of
wellbeing by promoting the release of the neurotransmitter GABA. - ✔✔Gabapentin
✔✔In Cocaine addiction ______________ may be used to increase the release of
GABA. - ✔✔Baclofen
✔✔WELLBUTRIN (bupropion hydrochloride), an antidepressant of the aminoketone
class, is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, selective serotonin re-uptake
, inhibitor, or other known antidepressant agents. This drug does not affect ___-____
activity. - ✔✔5HT
✔✔____________ is a first generation antipsychotic drug belonging to the
phenothiazine drug group and was previously widely used in the treatment of
schizophrenia and psychosis. This medication causes irreversible pigmentation of the
retina with chronic use. - ✔✔Thioridazine
✔✔_____________-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy (VHE) is an unusual
complication characterized by a decreasing level of consciousness, focal neurological
deficits, cognitive slowing, vomiting, drowsiness, and lethargy. The combination of this
Valproic acid and __________ increases the risk. - ✔✔Valproate
topiramate
✔✔__________ reinforcement is characterized by complimenting a certain behavior
every time. - ✔✔Continuous
✔✔__________ ___ personality disorders are characterized by dramatic, overly
emotional or unpredictable thinking or behavior. They include antisocial personality
disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder and narcissistic
personality disorder. - ✔✔Cluster B
✔✔This neurotransmitter is most closely associated with obsessions and compulsions. -
✔✔Serotonin
✔✔Depression is most often linked to __________. - ✔✔Migraines
✔✔10% of patients using ___________ develop skin rash. - ✔✔lamotrigine
✔✔Nortriptyline is in the class of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and is
used for treating depression and can be used offbrand with ________ pain. - ✔✔nerve
✔✔______________ is used as an antidote in confirmed or suspected methanol or
ethylene glycol poisoning. Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol
dehydrogenase, the enzyme that catalyzes the initial steps in the metabolism of
ethylene glycol and methanol to their toxic metabolites. - ✔✔Fomepizole
✔✔A 55 year old male presents with gynecomastia, spider angiomata, and testicular
atrophy. A typical pattern of liver enzyme suspected is Aspartate aminotransferase
(AST) __________ than alanine aminotransferase (ALT) - ✔✔greater
✔✔Methylphenidate is in a class of medications called central nervous system (CNS)
stimulants. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Benztropine is used along with other medications to treat the symptoms of
Parkinson's disease (PD; a disorder of the nervous system that causes difficulties with
movement, muscle control, and balance) and tremors caused by other medical
problems or medications. This drug can cause ________ _______, the occurrence of
intestinal blockage in the absence of an actual physical obstruction. This type of
blockage is caused by a malfunction in the nerves and muscles in the intestine that
impairs digestive movement. - ✔✔paralytic ileus
✔✔The ASI or Addiction Severity Index Test which is composed of ______ questions is
a semi-structured interview designed to address seven potential problem areas in
substance-abusing patients: medical status, employment and support, drug use, alcohol
use, legal status, family/social status, and psychiatric status. - ✔✔200
✔✔Using Myers Briggs, the preference of measuring information and how it is
processed by _____________ or __________. - ✔✔sensing
intuition
✔✔Methadone has the longest ____-___. - ✔✔half life
✔✔Those who use IV drugs are often seen with septic arthritis of the ____________
joint. - ✔✔sternoclavicular
✔✔In Chlorpromazine overdose, epinephrine has no effect because chlorpromazine
acts as an _____-__________ blocking agent. - ✔✔alpha adrenergic
✔✔In group session a patient says, "You're like my parents. You pay attention to
everyone else but me.", this behavior is called __________. - ✔✔transference
✔✔In Cocaine addiction _____________ an anticonvulsant drug that may ease
agitation during recovery by reducing activity in the central nervous system -
✔✔Topiramate
✔✔In Cocaine addiction _____________ This drug helps to restore feelings of
wellbeing by promoting the release of the neurotransmitter GABA. - ✔✔Gabapentin
✔✔In Cocaine addiction ______________ may be used to increase the release of
GABA. - ✔✔Baclofen
✔✔WELLBUTRIN (bupropion hydrochloride), an antidepressant of the aminoketone
class, is chemically unrelated to tricyclic, tetracyclic, selective serotonin re-uptake
, inhibitor, or other known antidepressant agents. This drug does not affect ___-____
activity. - ✔✔5HT
✔✔____________ is a first generation antipsychotic drug belonging to the
phenothiazine drug group and was previously widely used in the treatment of
schizophrenia and psychosis. This medication causes irreversible pigmentation of the
retina with chronic use. - ✔✔Thioridazine
✔✔_____________-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy (VHE) is an unusual
complication characterized by a decreasing level of consciousness, focal neurological
deficits, cognitive slowing, vomiting, drowsiness, and lethargy. The combination of this
Valproic acid and __________ increases the risk. - ✔✔Valproate
topiramate
✔✔__________ reinforcement is characterized by complimenting a certain behavior
every time. - ✔✔Continuous
✔✔__________ ___ personality disorders are characterized by dramatic, overly
emotional or unpredictable thinking or behavior. They include antisocial personality
disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder and narcissistic
personality disorder. - ✔✔Cluster B
✔✔This neurotransmitter is most closely associated with obsessions and compulsions. -
✔✔Serotonin
✔✔Depression is most often linked to __________. - ✔✔Migraines
✔✔10% of patients using ___________ develop skin rash. - ✔✔lamotrigine
✔✔Nortriptyline is in the class of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and is
used for treating depression and can be used offbrand with ________ pain. - ✔✔nerve
✔✔______________ is used as an antidote in confirmed or suspected methanol or
ethylene glycol poisoning. Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol
dehydrogenase, the enzyme that catalyzes the initial steps in the metabolism of
ethylene glycol and methanol to their toxic metabolites. - ✔✔Fomepizole
✔✔A 55 year old male presents with gynecomastia, spider angiomata, and testicular
atrophy. A typical pattern of liver enzyme suspected is Aspartate aminotransferase
(AST) __________ than alanine aminotransferase (ALT) - ✔✔greater
✔✔Methylphenidate is in a class of medications called central nervous system (CNS)
stimulants. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain
