Test Bank for PMHNP Boards Exam Questions and Correct
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Answers (Verified by Expert) oo oo oo oo
What is true of interprofessionality? ✔✔ All health professionals have individual
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professional competencies
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What is the significance of an experimental p-value of 0.05 ✔✔ There is a 5% chance
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of a similar result occurring by chance alone
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What percentage of children with oppositional defiance disorder will develop conduct
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disorder? ✔✔ 30%
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In the DSM-5, selective mutism is now considered what type of disorder? ✔✔ anxiety
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disorder
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Symptoms of selective mutism must persist for at least ✔✔ 1 month
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Common competencies ✔✔ overlap more than one health care professional, although
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not necessarily all health care professionals, and are competencies expected of all
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health care professionals
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Complementary competencies ✔✔ enhance the qualities of other professions in oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
provision of care
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Collaborative competencies ✔✔ those that each individual profession must possess to
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work with others, including those who practice within different specialties within a
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profession.
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Interpersonal collaboration is oo oo centered ✔✔ patient oo oo
Cognitive therapy is recommended for patients that have ✔✔ negative cognitive
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distortions
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irrational beliefs oo
faulty conceptions
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Humanistic Therapy focuses on assisting patients with ✔✔ self-actualization and self-
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directed growth
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Behavioral Therapy focuses on ✔✔ changing maladaptive behaviors through the use
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of behavioral modification techniques
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Existential therapy is for ✔✔ reflection on life oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
confronting self
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,120 who got diarrhea ate lettuce. 80 with diarrhea did not eat lettuce. 40 without
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diarrhea ate lettuce. 160 without diarrhea ate lettuce. What is the odds ratio of eating
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lettuce and developing diarrhea? ✔✔ 6 ((120X160)/(80x40))
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The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFCMH) released a report that
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suggested ✔✔ implementation a national campaign to reduce the stigma of seeking
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care
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Focusing on promoting recovery and building resilience
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The efficacy of mental health treatments was found to be well documented in ✔✔
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influential report issued by US Surgeon General in 1999
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State of high negative emotion and pessimism ✔✔ neuroticism
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Commonly known as an optimistic outlook on life They are are outgoing, like social
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interaction, respond to external rewards, have more active dopamine networks, and
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are responsive to positive reinforcement. ✔✔ Extraversion (high levels protect from
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psychiatric illness)
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Introverts are more likely to be oomotivated and more likely to respond to
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reinforcement ✔✔ internally oo oo
negative (more likely to interact with internal motivation/self-image)
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Interpersonal trait of cooperation, easy going nature. Tend to have smooth
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relationships often at the expense of self-assertion ✔✔ Agreeableness
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Associated with self-control and a focused, organized approach to life. Are
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achievement-oriented goal setters who can delay immediate gratification to obtain
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their long term desired outcome. They are considered responsible, reliable, and
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dependable.
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✔✔ conscientiousness
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In behavioral couples therapy, the initial sessions are spent doing a functional
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analysis of behavior (FAB). What is true about FAB? ✔✔ FAB is concerned only with
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observable stimuli connected to operant behavior
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FAB is based on operant conditioning (identifying antecedent stimuli, operant
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behaviors, and consequent stimuli)
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The goal of FAB is modifying willful operant behavior
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Gestalt theory deals with oo oo oo , notoo ✔✔ perceptual psychology
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behavior
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Medication that can delay ejaculation in patients with premature ejaculation ✔✔
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Paroxetine (and other SSRIs) oo oo oo
(others include:
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,Topical anesthetic oo
Tramadol
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Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors) oo
First line treatment for lithium induced diabetes insipidus ✔✔ Amiloride (K potassium
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diuretic) in addition to dc lithium when possible.
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Ways to reduce polyuria associated with lithium toxicity ✔✔ reduce lithium dose to
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minimum effective dose
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take once daily at night (may be 5-30% lower than when given in divided doses over
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the day)
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Encourage adequate fluid intake oo oo oo
What is true about ECT in Parkinson's disease ✔✔ it's more likely to cause transient
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delirium (worsened dyskinesias induced by l-dopa)
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Lithium effects with Parkison's disease ✔✔ may worsen tremor
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nonselective MAOIs decrease the efficacy of oo oo oo oo oo and increase the risk of a
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✔✔ l-dopa products oo oo
hypertensive crisis
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Selegiline is selective for ✔✔ MAO-B oo oo oo oo oo
(after 10mg there is an increase in risk of serotonin syndrome if given with other meds
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that increase serotonin)
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SSRI's can oo Parkinsonism tremor ✔✔ worsen (and decrease 'off time') oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
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✔✔
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long-term potentiation oo
loss of memory relating to a particular category of information (inability to recall
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important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that
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is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting) ✔✔ systematized amnesia
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Lack of memories from a circumscribed period of time, usually immediately following a
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traumatic event ✔✔ localized amnesia
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Person can recall some but not all of events from a particular time period ✔✔ selective
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amnesia
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Lack of memory of the patient's entire life ✔✔ generalized amnesia
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oo The drugs that are FDA approved for GAD ✔✔ Paroxetine
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, Citalopram
Escitalopram
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Venlafaxine
Duloxetine
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Buspar
A surrogate has the right to terminate pregnancy if ✔✔ the pregnancy threatens her
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health or life
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or
she is a genetic parent
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If the surrogate receives both ovum and sperm from couple, she loses the right to ✔✔
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determine whether or not child will be aborted (this is up to the couple)
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Which medication is most effective for treating social phobia/social anxiety disorder,
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especially when refractory? ✔✔ Phenelzine
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A 55-year-old female patient has Stg II HTN. On exam, she has trace pedal edema
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bilaterally, but her lungs are clear. Her ECG reveals 2nd degree heart block. Which of
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the following BP medications should be avoided? ✔✔ Calcium Channel Blockers
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3 Contraindications to use a calcium channel blocker ✔✔ 1st or second degree heart
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block
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Bradycardia
CHF
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4 Side effects of calcium channel blockers ✔✔ Headache
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Lower extremity edema
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Bradycardia
Heart Block
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An NP is evaluating a 78 year old female with depression. She suspects the patient may
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have Parkinson's disease. Which of the following is consistent with that diagnosis? ✔✔
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Postural instability
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Pill-rolling tremor oo
Shuffling Gait
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Difficulty initiating movement oo oo
Mask-like facies (difficulty initiating movement)
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Writhing movements occur with ✔✔ Huntington's chorea
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10 Non-motor manifestations of Parkinsons ✔✔ Autonomic dysfunction
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Gastrointestical dysfunction
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Answers (Verified by Expert) oo oo oo oo
What is true of interprofessionality? ✔✔ All health professionals have individual
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professional competencies
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What is the significance of an experimental p-value of 0.05 ✔✔ There is a 5% chance
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
of a similar result occurring by chance alone
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What percentage of children with oppositional defiance disorder will develop conduct
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disorder? ✔✔ 30%
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In the DSM-5, selective mutism is now considered what type of disorder? ✔✔ anxiety
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disorder
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Symptoms of selective mutism must persist for at least ✔✔ 1 month
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Common competencies ✔✔ overlap more than one health care professional, although
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not necessarily all health care professionals, and are competencies expected of all
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health care professionals
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Complementary competencies ✔✔ enhance the qualities of other professions in oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
provision of care
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Collaborative competencies ✔✔ those that each individual profession must possess to
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work with others, including those who practice within different specialties within a
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profession.
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Interpersonal collaboration is oo oo centered ✔✔ patient oo oo
Cognitive therapy is recommended for patients that have ✔✔ negative cognitive
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
distortions
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irrational beliefs oo
faulty conceptions
oo oo
Humanistic Therapy focuses on assisting patients with ✔✔ self-actualization and self-
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
directed growth
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Behavioral Therapy focuses on ✔✔ changing maladaptive behaviors through the use
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of behavioral modification techniques
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Existential therapy is for ✔✔ reflection on life oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
confronting self
oo oo
,120 who got diarrhea ate lettuce. 80 with diarrhea did not eat lettuce. 40 without
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diarrhea ate lettuce. 160 without diarrhea ate lettuce. What is the odds ratio of eating
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lettuce and developing diarrhea? ✔✔ 6 ((120X160)/(80x40))
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The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFCMH) released a report that
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suggested ✔✔ implementation a national campaign to reduce the stigma of seeking
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
care
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Focusing on promoting recovery and building resilience
oo oo oo oo oo oo
The efficacy of mental health treatments was found to be well documented in ✔✔
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influential report issued by US Surgeon General in 1999
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State of high negative emotion and pessimism ✔✔ neuroticism
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Commonly known as an optimistic outlook on life They are are outgoing, like social
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
interaction, respond to external rewards, have more active dopamine networks, and
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are responsive to positive reinforcement. ✔✔ Extraversion (high levels protect from
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psychiatric illness)
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Introverts are more likely to be oomotivated and more likely to respond to
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reinforcement ✔✔ internally oo oo
negative (more likely to interact with internal motivation/self-image)
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Interpersonal trait of cooperation, easy going nature. Tend to have smooth
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relationships often at the expense of self-assertion ✔✔ Agreeableness
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Associated with self-control and a focused, organized approach to life. Are
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achievement-oriented goal setters who can delay immediate gratification to obtain
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their long term desired outcome. They are considered responsible, reliable, and
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dependable.
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✔✔ conscientiousness
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In behavioral couples therapy, the initial sessions are spent doing a functional
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analysis of behavior (FAB). What is true about FAB? ✔✔ FAB is concerned only with
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
observable stimuli connected to operant behavior
oo oo oo oo oo oo
FAB is based on operant conditioning (identifying antecedent stimuli, operant
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
behaviors, and consequent stimuli)
oo oo oo oo
The goal of FAB is modifying willful operant behavior
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Gestalt theory deals with oo oo oo , notoo ✔✔ perceptual psychology
oo oo
behavior
oo
Medication that can delay ejaculation in patients with premature ejaculation ✔✔
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Paroxetine (and other SSRIs) oo oo oo
(others include:
oo oo
,Topical anesthetic oo
Tramadol
oo
Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors) oo
First line treatment for lithium induced diabetes insipidus ✔✔ Amiloride (K potassium
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
diuretic) in addition to dc lithium when possible.
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Ways to reduce polyuria associated with lithium toxicity ✔✔ reduce lithium dose to
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
minimum effective dose
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take once daily at night (may be 5-30% lower than when given in divided doses over
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
the day)
oo oo
Encourage adequate fluid intake oo oo oo
What is true about ECT in Parkinson's disease ✔✔ it's more likely to cause transient
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
delirium (worsened dyskinesias induced by l-dopa)
oo oo oo oo oo oo
Lithium effects with Parkison's disease ✔✔ may worsen tremor
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
nonselective MAOIs decrease the efficacy of oo oo oo oo oo and increase the risk of a
oo oo oo oo oo
✔✔ l-dopa products oo oo
hypertensive crisis
oo oo
Selegiline is selective for ✔✔ MAO-B oo oo oo oo oo
(after 10mg there is an increase in risk of serotonin syndrome if given with other meds
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
that increase serotonin)
oo oo oo
SSRI's can oo Parkinsonism tremor ✔✔ worsen (and decrease 'off time') oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo Process describes the mechanism by which the hippocampus stores memories
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
✔✔
oo
long-term potentiation oo
loss of memory relating to a particular category of information (inability to recall
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting) ✔✔ systematized amnesia
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Lack of memories from a circumscribed period of time, usually immediately following a
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
traumatic event ✔✔ localized amnesia
oo oo oo oo oo
Person can recall some but not all of events from a particular time period ✔✔ selective
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
amnesia
oo
Lack of memory of the patient's entire life ✔✔ generalized amnesia
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
oo The drugs that are FDA approved for GAD ✔✔ Paroxetine
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
, Citalopram
Escitalopram
oo
Venlafaxine
Duloxetine
oo
Buspar
A surrogate has the right to terminate pregnancy if ✔✔ the pregnancy threatens her
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
health or life
oo oo oo
or
she is a genetic parent
oo oo oo oo
If the surrogate receives both ovum and sperm from couple, she loses the right to ✔✔
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
determine whether or not child will be aborted (this is up to the couple)
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Which medication is most effective for treating social phobia/social anxiety disorder,
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
especially when refractory? ✔✔ Phenelzine
oo oo oo oo oo
A 55-year-old female patient has Stg II HTN. On exam, she has trace pedal edema
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
bilaterally, but her lungs are clear. Her ECG reveals 2nd degree heart block. Which of
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
the following BP medications should be avoided? ✔✔ Calcium Channel Blockers
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
3 Contraindications to use a calcium channel blocker ✔✔ 1st or second degree heart
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
block
oo
Bradycardia
CHF
oo
4 Side effects of calcium channel blockers ✔✔ Headache
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Lower extremity edema
oo oo oo
Bradycardia
Heart Block
oo oo
An NP is evaluating a 78 year old female with depression. She suspects the patient may
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
have Parkinson's disease. Which of the following is consistent with that diagnosis? ✔✔
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
Postural instability
oo oo
Pill-rolling tremor oo
Shuffling Gait
oo oo
Difficulty initiating movement oo oo
Mask-like facies (difficulty initiating movement)
oo oo oo oo
Writhing movements occur with ✔✔ Huntington's chorea
oo oo oo oo oo oo
10 Non-motor manifestations of Parkinsons ✔✔ Autonomic dysfunction
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Gastrointestical dysfunction
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