MEDICATION AIDE TEST ACTUAL TEST 2025 | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
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What is the most common side effect of an MAOI?
a. orthostatic hypotension
b. sedation
c. insomnia
d. mouth dryness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------orthostatic
hypotension
Which of the following is an MAOI?
a. doxepin
b. fluoxtine
c. sertraline
d. phenelzine ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------phenelzine (Nardil)
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors are used to treat
a. anxiety
b. depression
c. bipolar disorder
d. schizophrenia ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------depression
How long does it usually take to see the effects of SSRIs?
a. 1 week
b. 1-2 weeks
c. 2-4 weeks
d. 4-6 weeks ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2-4 weeks
Which is an SSRI?
,a. sertraline
b. amitriptyline hydrochloride
c. phenelzine
d. doxepin ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------sertraline
Which is not an anti-depressant?
a. bupropion hydrochloride
b. mirtazapine
c. buspirone
d. trazodone hydrochloride ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
buspirone
Which is an anti-manic agent?
a. lithium carbonate
b. paroxetine
c. fluoxetine
d. sertraline ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------lithium carbonate
Anti-Manic agents are used to treat
a. psychosis
b. bipolar disorder
c. anxiety
d. depression ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------bipolar disorder
The full effect of anti-manic agents are usually seen in
a. 5-7 days
b. 7-14 days
c. 10-21 days
d. 6 months ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------10-21 days
,Lithium can cause a loss of
a. sodium
b. calories
c. protein
d. potassium ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------sodium
The most common psychotic disorder is
a. hallucinations
b. delusions
c. schizophrenia
d. PTSD ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------schizophrenia
Anti-psychoitc drugs often cause
a. involuntary muscle movements
b. severe hypertension
c. suicidal actions
d. sedation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------involuntary muscle
movements
The following are anti-psychotic agents EXCEPT
a. diazepam
b. chlorpromazine
c. prochlorperazine
d. haloperidol ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------diazepam
a body part may jerk. The person does not lose consciousness. This is
a. epilepsy
b. partial seizure
c. generalized seizure
d. petit mal seizure ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------partial seizure
, Anti-convulsant drugs control seizures by affecting
a. neurons in the brain
b. nerves in the central nervous system
c. voluntary muscles
d. involuntary muscles ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------neurons in
the brain
Seizure treatment must always contain
a. anti-convulsant therapy
b. benzodiazepines
c. the cause of the seizures
d. treatment of epilepsy ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the cause
of the seizures
Which is a benzodiazepine?
a. diazepam
b. ethotoin
c. phenytoin
d. ethosuximide ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------diazepam
When giving a benzodiazepine you must
a. give the drug with food or milk
b. provide for safety
c. give good oral hygiene
d. measure blood pressure ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
provide for safety
Succinimides are given
a. with food or milk
b. at bedtime
c. before meals
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the most common side effect of an MAOI?
a. orthostatic hypotension
b. sedation
c. insomnia
d. mouth dryness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------orthostatic
hypotension
Which of the following is an MAOI?
a. doxepin
b. fluoxtine
c. sertraline
d. phenelzine ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------phenelzine (Nardil)
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors are used to treat
a. anxiety
b. depression
c. bipolar disorder
d. schizophrenia ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------depression
How long does it usually take to see the effects of SSRIs?
a. 1 week
b. 1-2 weeks
c. 2-4 weeks
d. 4-6 weeks ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2-4 weeks
Which is an SSRI?
,a. sertraline
b. amitriptyline hydrochloride
c. phenelzine
d. doxepin ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------sertraline
Which is not an anti-depressant?
a. bupropion hydrochloride
b. mirtazapine
c. buspirone
d. trazodone hydrochloride ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
buspirone
Which is an anti-manic agent?
a. lithium carbonate
b. paroxetine
c. fluoxetine
d. sertraline ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------lithium carbonate
Anti-Manic agents are used to treat
a. psychosis
b. bipolar disorder
c. anxiety
d. depression ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------bipolar disorder
The full effect of anti-manic agents are usually seen in
a. 5-7 days
b. 7-14 days
c. 10-21 days
d. 6 months ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------10-21 days
,Lithium can cause a loss of
a. sodium
b. calories
c. protein
d. potassium ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------sodium
The most common psychotic disorder is
a. hallucinations
b. delusions
c. schizophrenia
d. PTSD ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------schizophrenia
Anti-psychoitc drugs often cause
a. involuntary muscle movements
b. severe hypertension
c. suicidal actions
d. sedation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------involuntary muscle
movements
The following are anti-psychotic agents EXCEPT
a. diazepam
b. chlorpromazine
c. prochlorperazine
d. haloperidol ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------diazepam
a body part may jerk. The person does not lose consciousness. This is
a. epilepsy
b. partial seizure
c. generalized seizure
d. petit mal seizure ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------partial seizure
, Anti-convulsant drugs control seizures by affecting
a. neurons in the brain
b. nerves in the central nervous system
c. voluntary muscles
d. involuntary muscles ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------neurons in
the brain
Seizure treatment must always contain
a. anti-convulsant therapy
b. benzodiazepines
c. the cause of the seizures
d. treatment of epilepsy ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the cause
of the seizures
Which is a benzodiazepine?
a. diazepam
b. ethotoin
c. phenytoin
d. ethosuximide ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------diazepam
When giving a benzodiazepine you must
a. give the drug with food or milk
b. provide for safety
c. give good oral hygiene
d. measure blood pressure ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
provide for safety
Succinimides are given
a. with food or milk
b. at bedtime
c. before meals
