NUR 370: Neuro Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What are the types of anxiety?
Answer: a. Situational b. GAD c. Panic disorder d. Phobias e. OCD f. PTSD g. SAD
Question 2: How does the brain function in anxiety and sleep disorders?
Answer: a. Limbic b. Reticular formation - regulates which sensory signals reach the cerebrum; sleep and
alertness c. RAS
Question 3: Insomnia
Answer: cannot sleep often caused by depression, manic disorders or chronic pain
Question 4: Melatonin
Answer: safest sleep med
Question 5: Antidepressants
Answer: treats major depression and anxiety
Question 6: Benzos (lorazepam)
Answer: used for anxiety or insomnia (given at bedtime, short acting)
Question 7: Benzos (lorazepam) s/e
Answer: ataxia, hallucinations, amnesia
Question 8: Benzos (lorazepam) n/i
Answer: don't drive, make big decisions, don't stop abruptly, flumazenil to treat toxicity Contraindication:
thoughts of suicide, impaired brain function
Question 9: Non benzo meds - Zolpidem
Answer: used as hypnotic sleep (onset 7-27 min)
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, Question 10: Non benzo meds - Zolpidem s/e
Answer: daytime sleepiness
Question 11: Non benzo meds - Zolpidem n/i
Answer: take at bed time
Question 12: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) o Fluoxetine o Fluvoxamine o Lexapro
Answer: Used for depression, social anxiety disorder, OCD, PTSD
Question 13: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) s/e
Answer: · Sexual dysfunction · Weight gain · Anorexia
Question 14: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) n/i
Answer: Precaution: seizure precautions, cardiac dysfunction · Give with food
Question 15: Atypical antidepressants SNRI inhibitors o Duloxetine o Venlafaxine
Answer: · Used to treat depression, anxiety. · Used for major depression or panic disorder
Question 16: Atypical antidepressants SNRI inhibitors s/e
Answer: · Abnormal dreams · Appetite and weight loss · Orthostatic hypotension · Constipation
Question 17: Atypical antidepressants SNRI inhibitors n/i
Answer: · Monitor suicide risk · Activation of hypomanic syndromes · Teaching: adherence, suicidal
ideation Black box: inc. risk of suicide
Question 18: Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor Bupropion
Answer: · Used to treat depression Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Question 19: Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor s/e
Answer: · Tachycardia · Ringing in the ears · Blurred vision
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Question 1: What are the types of anxiety?
Answer: a. Situational b. GAD c. Panic disorder d. Phobias e. OCD f. PTSD g. SAD
Question 2: How does the brain function in anxiety and sleep disorders?
Answer: a. Limbic b. Reticular formation - regulates which sensory signals reach the cerebrum; sleep and
alertness c. RAS
Question 3: Insomnia
Answer: cannot sleep often caused by depression, manic disorders or chronic pain
Question 4: Melatonin
Answer: safest sleep med
Question 5: Antidepressants
Answer: treats major depression and anxiety
Question 6: Benzos (lorazepam)
Answer: used for anxiety or insomnia (given at bedtime, short acting)
Question 7: Benzos (lorazepam) s/e
Answer: ataxia, hallucinations, amnesia
Question 8: Benzos (lorazepam) n/i
Answer: don't drive, make big decisions, don't stop abruptly, flumazenil to treat toxicity Contraindication:
thoughts of suicide, impaired brain function
Question 9: Non benzo meds - Zolpidem
Answer: used as hypnotic sleep (onset 7-27 min)
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, Question 10: Non benzo meds - Zolpidem s/e
Answer: daytime sleepiness
Question 11: Non benzo meds - Zolpidem n/i
Answer: take at bed time
Question 12: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) o Fluoxetine o Fluvoxamine o Lexapro
Answer: Used for depression, social anxiety disorder, OCD, PTSD
Question 13: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) s/e
Answer: · Sexual dysfunction · Weight gain · Anorexia
Question 14: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) n/i
Answer: Precaution: seizure precautions, cardiac dysfunction · Give with food
Question 15: Atypical antidepressants SNRI inhibitors o Duloxetine o Venlafaxine
Answer: · Used to treat depression, anxiety. · Used for major depression or panic disorder
Question 16: Atypical antidepressants SNRI inhibitors s/e
Answer: · Abnormal dreams · Appetite and weight loss · Orthostatic hypotension · Constipation
Question 17: Atypical antidepressants SNRI inhibitors n/i
Answer: · Monitor suicide risk · Activation of hypomanic syndromes · Teaching: adherence, suicidal
ideation Black box: inc. risk of suicide
Question 18: Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor Bupropion
Answer: · Used to treat depression Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Question 19: Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor s/e
Answer: · Tachycardia · Ringing in the ears · Blurred vision
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