PMHNP FITZGERALD EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
A 76-year-old woman presents with worsening fatigue during the past 6 months.
She is currently being treated with an SSRI for MDD. Her lab results are:
Hb=9.3 g/dL (13-17) (93 g/L [130-170])
MCV=71 fL (80-96 fL)
This most likely represents: correct answers >> Iron-deficiency anemia
Is dry skin a mark of hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or both? correct answers
>> Both
For a patient receiving valproate therapy, regular monitoring for all of the
following is recommended except"
ALT and AST
Bilirubin
TSH
Plt Count correct answers >> TSH
A potential laboratory indicator for alcohol abuse is:
Elevated ALT
Diminished creatinine
Elevated alkaline phosphatase
Elevated creatine kinase correct answers >> Elevated ALT
, The most accurate laboratory measurement for kidney function is correct
answers >> GFR
Calculated glomerular filtration rate
Which of the following medications does not require initial laboratory testing
before implementing therapy?
Carbamazepine
Lamotrigine
Valproate
Lithium correct answers >> Lamotrigine
Ciprofloxacin is an inhibitor of correct answers >> Ciprofloxacin is an inhibitor
of CYP1A2 pathway
Which of the following medications should an alternative to oral contraceptive pills
(OCPs) be used as a method of contraception?
Duloxetine
Valproic Acid
Oxcarbazepine
Lithium correct answers >> Oxcarbazepine
Oxcarbazepine is an inducer of... correct answers >> Oxcarbazepine is an
inducer of CYP3A4
Which metabolizes estrogen
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
A 76-year-old woman presents with worsening fatigue during the past 6 months.
She is currently being treated with an SSRI for MDD. Her lab results are:
Hb=9.3 g/dL (13-17) (93 g/L [130-170])
MCV=71 fL (80-96 fL)
This most likely represents: correct answers >> Iron-deficiency anemia
Is dry skin a mark of hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or both? correct answers
>> Both
For a patient receiving valproate therapy, regular monitoring for all of the
following is recommended except"
ALT and AST
Bilirubin
TSH
Plt Count correct answers >> TSH
A potential laboratory indicator for alcohol abuse is:
Elevated ALT
Diminished creatinine
Elevated alkaline phosphatase
Elevated creatine kinase correct answers >> Elevated ALT
, The most accurate laboratory measurement for kidney function is correct
answers >> GFR
Calculated glomerular filtration rate
Which of the following medications does not require initial laboratory testing
before implementing therapy?
Carbamazepine
Lamotrigine
Valproate
Lithium correct answers >> Lamotrigine
Ciprofloxacin is an inhibitor of correct answers >> Ciprofloxacin is an inhibitor
of CYP1A2 pathway
Which of the following medications should an alternative to oral contraceptive pills
(OCPs) be used as a method of contraception?
Duloxetine
Valproic Acid
Oxcarbazepine
Lithium correct answers >> Oxcarbazepine
Oxcarbazepine is an inducer of... correct answers >> Oxcarbazepine is an
inducer of CYP3A4
Which metabolizes estrogen