PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS
– AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS
2024
WhatVisVdissemination?V-VANSWERVGettingVtheVresearchVinformationVoutVtoVthoseVwhoVneedVtoVknowVit!
PublicationV-VhighestVlevel
PresentingVatVNationalVConference
PresentingVatVLocalVConference
JournalVClubVwhereVoneVpersonVreviewsVanVarticle
WhatVdoesVaV17VonVMMSEVmean?V-VANSWERVModerateVcognitiveVimpairment
WhatVisVTegretolVinVtheVCYP450Vsystem?V-VANSWERVInducerV-->willVlowerVdoseVofVLamictalVandVBCP's
WhatVdoVBCP'sVdoVtoVLamictal?V-VANSWERVInducerV-VwillVlowerVdoseVofVLamictal
WhatVisVaVTypeVIVresearchVerror?V-VANSWERVThereVISVaVdifferenceVbutVyouVsayVthereVisn'tVaVdifference.
WhatVisVaVTypeVIIVresearchVerror?V-VANSWERVThereVisVNOVdifferenceVbutVyouVsayVthereVisVaVdifference.
WhatVisVpseudo-dementia?V-
VANSWERVCognitiveVimpairmentVsecondaryVtoVdepressionVthatVclearsVwhenVtreatedVinVtheVelderly.VDemen
tiaVwon'tVimprove.
IsVitVnormalVforVaV1VmonthVoldVtoVhaveVaVpalmarVgrasp?V-VANSWERVYes.
WhatVisVaVdrugV1/2Vlife?V-VANSWERVTheVtimeVitVtakesVforV50%VofVaVdrugVtoVbeVeliminatedVfromVtheVbody.
WhatV3VatypicalsVcanVbeVusedVwithVteens?V-VANSWERVZyprexa,VAbilify,VSeroquelV-VlowVdoses
,WhatVisVaVriskVofVusingVTramadol?V-VANSWERVSerotoninVSyndromeVasVitVisVveryVserotonergic.
WhatVisVtheValleleVseenVinVAsiansVthatVincreaseVtheVriskVofVSJS?V-VANSWERVHLAB-1502
WhenVmightVyouVseeVtoxicVepidermalVnecrolysis?V-VANSWERVWithVworseningVofVSJS
HowVmanyVgenerationsVdoVyouVincludeVforVaVgenogram?V-VANSWERV1stVdegreeV-Vmother,Vfather,Vsiblings
2ndVdegreeV-VgrandparentsV&Vcousins
3rdVdegreeV-
WhatVdoesVmessengerVRNAVcodeVfor?V-VANSWERVAminoVAcids
WhatVisVepigenetics?V-VANSWERVFactorsVthatVaffectVgenesV-Venvironmental,Vsmoking,Vstress,Vetc...
WhatVpartVofVtheVbrainVisVinvolvedVwithVOCD?V-VANSWERVBasalVGanglia
Occipito-Frontal
WhatVhappensVtoVtheVbrainVduringVadolescence?V-VANSWERVDendriticVpruning
EmotionsVareVcontrolledVbyVamygdala
ByVadulthood,VPFCVinvolvedVasVwell
WhenVdoVmalesVtypicallyVpresentVwithVschizophrenia?V-VANSWERV10-25Vyo
WhenVdoVfemalesVtypicallyVpresentVwithVschizophrenia?V-VANSWERV25-35Vyo
WhatVdoesVErythromycinVtoVtrileptal?V-
VANSWERVYouVwillVneedVtoVdecreasesVtheVlevelVbecauseVTrileptal(inducer)VandVerythromycinVisVaVinhibitor
,ACEVInhibitorsVareVtheVdrugVofVchoiceVforVwhat?V-VANSWERVHeartVFailure
HTN
WhatVareVsomeVpsychiatricVsideVeffectsVseenVwithVsomeVasthmaVdrugsV-
VANSWERVLeukotrieneVreceptorVagonistsV-
Vsingulair,Vaccolade,VzyfloV=Vagitation,Vaggression,Vanxiety,Vhallucinations,Vdepression,Vinsomnia,VSI,Vtremo
r
WhatVshouldVyouVwatchVforVwithVTegretol?V-VANSWERVAgranulocytosisVandVHyponatremia
WhatVareVtheV3VCKVmuscleVenzymeVtests?V-VANSWERVCKBB,VCKMM,VCKMB
WhichVoneVofVtheV3VmuscleVenzymesVareVrelatedVtoVcardiacVmuscleVdamage?V-VANSWERVCKMB
WhatVisVtheVriskVofVaVseriouslyVelevatedVCKMB?V-VANSWERVPolymyositis
Rhabdo
WhatVisVaVnormalVCKMB?V-VANSWERV0.3Vmcg/L
WhatVpsychoactivesVdoesVDetrolVinteractVwith?V-VANSWERVTopamax
KCL
Zonegran
WhatVCNVareVyouVassessingVwhenVyouVhaveVtheVpatientVshrugVtheirVshoulders?V-VANSWERVCNVXIV-
VSpinalVAccessory
WhatVdoVyouVseeVinVlabsVwithVHIVV&VDementia?V-VANSWERVCD4V<200
ViralVLoadVisVhigh
<20%VgetVitVwithVantiretroviralVtreatment
, WhatVisVtheVscoringVwithVtheVBeckVDepressionVInventory?V-VANSWERVSelf-ReportV-V0-63
0-13V-Vminimal
14-19V-Vmild
20-28V-Vmoderate
29-63V-Vsevere
WhatVisVsensitivity?V-VANSWERVHelpsVrule-outVdiseaseV=VTrueVPositiveV=VSnout
WhatVisVspecificity?V-VANSWERVHelpsVrule-inVdiseaseV=VTrueVNegativeV=VSpin
WhatVdoesVaVsedVrateVmeasure?V-VANSWERVInflammationV(ESRV-
VErythrocyteVSedimentationVRate)V=VdistanceVinVmmVRBC'sVhaveVdescendedVinV1Vhour.
WhatVisVaVnormalVsedVrateVorVESR?V-VANSWERV0-22Vmales
0-29Vfemales
WhatVisVaVreticVcount?V-
VANSWERVMeasuresV%VofVreticulocytesVinVbloodV(immatureVRBC's)VIndicatesVwhetherVenoughVRBC'sVareVb
eingVproducedVbyVboneVmarrow.
WhatVdoesVaVdecreasedVreticVcountVindicate?V-VANSWERVAnemiaV-VacuteVorVchronicVbleeding
WhatVdoesVanVincreasedVreticVcountVindicate?V-VANSWERVBoneVmarrowVdisorderVorVVitaminVDeficiency
WhatVdoesVanVabnormalVreticVountVindicateVinVgeneral?V-
VANSWERVDoesn'tVdiagnoseVanything.VFirstVstepVisVIDVsourceVofVtheVissue.
WhatVhappensVwhenVyouVmixVtegretolVandVmacrolides?V-VANSWERVIncreaseVtegretolVlevels.
WhatVhappensVifVaVpregnantVwomenVtakesVAccutane?V-VANSWERVBirthVdefects.
– AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS
2024
WhatVisVdissemination?V-VANSWERVGettingVtheVresearchVinformationVoutVtoVthoseVwhoVneedVtoVknowVit!
PublicationV-VhighestVlevel
PresentingVatVNationalVConference
PresentingVatVLocalVConference
JournalVClubVwhereVoneVpersonVreviewsVanVarticle
WhatVdoesVaV17VonVMMSEVmean?V-VANSWERVModerateVcognitiveVimpairment
WhatVisVTegretolVinVtheVCYP450Vsystem?V-VANSWERVInducerV-->willVlowerVdoseVofVLamictalVandVBCP's
WhatVdoVBCP'sVdoVtoVLamictal?V-VANSWERVInducerV-VwillVlowerVdoseVofVLamictal
WhatVisVaVTypeVIVresearchVerror?V-VANSWERVThereVISVaVdifferenceVbutVyouVsayVthereVisn'tVaVdifference.
WhatVisVaVTypeVIIVresearchVerror?V-VANSWERVThereVisVNOVdifferenceVbutVyouVsayVthereVisVaVdifference.
WhatVisVpseudo-dementia?V-
VANSWERVCognitiveVimpairmentVsecondaryVtoVdepressionVthatVclearsVwhenVtreatedVinVtheVelderly.VDemen
tiaVwon'tVimprove.
IsVitVnormalVforVaV1VmonthVoldVtoVhaveVaVpalmarVgrasp?V-VANSWERVYes.
WhatVisVaVdrugV1/2Vlife?V-VANSWERVTheVtimeVitVtakesVforV50%VofVaVdrugVtoVbeVeliminatedVfromVtheVbody.
WhatV3VatypicalsVcanVbeVusedVwithVteens?V-VANSWERVZyprexa,VAbilify,VSeroquelV-VlowVdoses
,WhatVisVaVriskVofVusingVTramadol?V-VANSWERVSerotoninVSyndromeVasVitVisVveryVserotonergic.
WhatVisVtheValleleVseenVinVAsiansVthatVincreaseVtheVriskVofVSJS?V-VANSWERVHLAB-1502
WhenVmightVyouVseeVtoxicVepidermalVnecrolysis?V-VANSWERVWithVworseningVofVSJS
HowVmanyVgenerationsVdoVyouVincludeVforVaVgenogram?V-VANSWERV1stVdegreeV-Vmother,Vfather,Vsiblings
2ndVdegreeV-VgrandparentsV&Vcousins
3rdVdegreeV-
WhatVdoesVmessengerVRNAVcodeVfor?V-VANSWERVAminoVAcids
WhatVisVepigenetics?V-VANSWERVFactorsVthatVaffectVgenesV-Venvironmental,Vsmoking,Vstress,Vetc...
WhatVpartVofVtheVbrainVisVinvolvedVwithVOCD?V-VANSWERVBasalVGanglia
Occipito-Frontal
WhatVhappensVtoVtheVbrainVduringVadolescence?V-VANSWERVDendriticVpruning
EmotionsVareVcontrolledVbyVamygdala
ByVadulthood,VPFCVinvolvedVasVwell
WhenVdoVmalesVtypicallyVpresentVwithVschizophrenia?V-VANSWERV10-25Vyo
WhenVdoVfemalesVtypicallyVpresentVwithVschizophrenia?V-VANSWERV25-35Vyo
WhatVdoesVErythromycinVtoVtrileptal?V-
VANSWERVYouVwillVneedVtoVdecreasesVtheVlevelVbecauseVTrileptal(inducer)VandVerythromycinVisVaVinhibitor
,ACEVInhibitorsVareVtheVdrugVofVchoiceVforVwhat?V-VANSWERVHeartVFailure
HTN
WhatVareVsomeVpsychiatricVsideVeffectsVseenVwithVsomeVasthmaVdrugsV-
VANSWERVLeukotrieneVreceptorVagonistsV-
Vsingulair,Vaccolade,VzyfloV=Vagitation,Vaggression,Vanxiety,Vhallucinations,Vdepression,Vinsomnia,VSI,Vtremo
r
WhatVshouldVyouVwatchVforVwithVTegretol?V-VANSWERVAgranulocytosisVandVHyponatremia
WhatVareVtheV3VCKVmuscleVenzymeVtests?V-VANSWERVCKBB,VCKMM,VCKMB
WhichVoneVofVtheV3VmuscleVenzymesVareVrelatedVtoVcardiacVmuscleVdamage?V-VANSWERVCKMB
WhatVisVtheVriskVofVaVseriouslyVelevatedVCKMB?V-VANSWERVPolymyositis
Rhabdo
WhatVisVaVnormalVCKMB?V-VANSWERV0.3Vmcg/L
WhatVpsychoactivesVdoesVDetrolVinteractVwith?V-VANSWERVTopamax
KCL
Zonegran
WhatVCNVareVyouVassessingVwhenVyouVhaveVtheVpatientVshrugVtheirVshoulders?V-VANSWERVCNVXIV-
VSpinalVAccessory
WhatVdoVyouVseeVinVlabsVwithVHIVV&VDementia?V-VANSWERVCD4V<200
ViralVLoadVisVhigh
<20%VgetVitVwithVantiretroviralVtreatment
, WhatVisVtheVscoringVwithVtheVBeckVDepressionVInventory?V-VANSWERVSelf-ReportV-V0-63
0-13V-Vminimal
14-19V-Vmild
20-28V-Vmoderate
29-63V-Vsevere
WhatVisVsensitivity?V-VANSWERVHelpsVrule-outVdiseaseV=VTrueVPositiveV=VSnout
WhatVisVspecificity?V-VANSWERVHelpsVrule-inVdiseaseV=VTrueVNegativeV=VSpin
WhatVdoesVaVsedVrateVmeasure?V-VANSWERVInflammationV(ESRV-
VErythrocyteVSedimentationVRate)V=VdistanceVinVmmVRBC'sVhaveVdescendedVinV1Vhour.
WhatVisVaVnormalVsedVrateVorVESR?V-VANSWERV0-22Vmales
0-29Vfemales
WhatVisVaVreticVcount?V-
VANSWERVMeasuresV%VofVreticulocytesVinVbloodV(immatureVRBC's)VIndicatesVwhetherVenoughVRBC'sVareVb
eingVproducedVbyVboneVmarrow.
WhatVdoesVaVdecreasedVreticVcountVindicate?V-VANSWERVAnemiaV-VacuteVorVchronicVbleeding
WhatVdoesVanVincreasedVreticVcountVindicate?V-VANSWERVBoneVmarrowVdisorderVorVVitaminVDeficiency
WhatVdoesVanVabnormalVreticVountVindicateVinVgeneral?V-
VANSWERVDoesn'tVdiagnoseVanything.VFirstVstepVisVIDVsourceVofVtheVissue.
WhatVhappensVwhenVyouVmixVtegretolVandVmacrolides?V-VANSWERVIncreaseVtegretolVlevels.
WhatVhappensVifVaVpregnantVwomenVtakesVAccutane?V-VANSWERVBirthVdefects.
