CMN568 / CMN 568 (Latest 2024 /
2025) Intro to Family NP Unit 5
Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A –
South Alabama
Question:
How is PTSD differentiated from Acute stress disorder?
Answer:
PTSD lasts longer than 1 month; asd lasts 2-28 days
Question:
What med can decrease nightmares and improve sleep quality in PTSD?
Answer:
alpha-adrenergic blocking agent (prazosin)
,Question:
What medication will often mitigate impulsivity and anger management in
PTSD?
Answer:
Antiseizure meds such as carbamazepine
Question:
What medication is commonly prescribed as a non-habit forming hypnotic
agent in PTSD?
Answer:
Trazodone
Question:
What benzos should be avoided in the elderly and why?
Answer:
diazepam and flurazepam d/t long half-lives
Question:
Give an example of an ultra-short acting benzo?
Answer:
triazolam
,Question:
How long does it take for antidepressants to take effect?
Answer:
2-4 weeks
Question:
What is the most effective long-term pharmacotherapy for panic disorder?
Answer:
antidepressants
Question:
What technique is used to help quell obsessive thoughts?
Answer:
"thought stopping"
Question:
The response time to SSRIs in the tx of OCD is how long? (usually longer than
for tx of depression)
Answer:
12 weeks
, Question:
What level can differentiate true epilepsy from conversion disorder?
Answer:
serum prolactin level (rise abruptly in the postictal state in true epilepsy)
Question:
What is the most effective treatment of severe depression?
Answer:
electroconvulsive therapy
Question:
lateralized pain-often about the eye, N/V, and diplopia are s/s of what?
Answer:
ophthalmoplegic migraines
Question:
What are contraindications for ergotamine- containing meds?
Answer:
pregnancy and CAD
2025) Intro to Family NP Unit 5
Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A –
South Alabama
Question:
How is PTSD differentiated from Acute stress disorder?
Answer:
PTSD lasts longer than 1 month; asd lasts 2-28 days
Question:
What med can decrease nightmares and improve sleep quality in PTSD?
Answer:
alpha-adrenergic blocking agent (prazosin)
,Question:
What medication will often mitigate impulsivity and anger management in
PTSD?
Answer:
Antiseizure meds such as carbamazepine
Question:
What medication is commonly prescribed as a non-habit forming hypnotic
agent in PTSD?
Answer:
Trazodone
Question:
What benzos should be avoided in the elderly and why?
Answer:
diazepam and flurazepam d/t long half-lives
Question:
Give an example of an ultra-short acting benzo?
Answer:
triazolam
,Question:
How long does it take for antidepressants to take effect?
Answer:
2-4 weeks
Question:
What is the most effective long-term pharmacotherapy for panic disorder?
Answer:
antidepressants
Question:
What technique is used to help quell obsessive thoughts?
Answer:
"thought stopping"
Question:
The response time to SSRIs in the tx of OCD is how long? (usually longer than
for tx of depression)
Answer:
12 weeks
, Question:
What level can differentiate true epilepsy from conversion disorder?
Answer:
serum prolactin level (rise abruptly in the postictal state in true epilepsy)
Question:
What is the most effective treatment of severe depression?
Answer:
electroconvulsive therapy
Question:
lateralized pain-often about the eye, N/V, and diplopia are s/s of what?
Answer:
ophthalmoplegic migraines
Question:
What are contraindications for ergotamine- containing meds?
Answer:
pregnancy and CAD
