A patient is diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder. What is the recommended treatment for
bipolar 1 disorder? - Answers Ariprazole
An 8-year-old girl is brought to her pediatrician by her mother because of odd behavior. The
mother has noticed that over the past year her daughter's arms and legs jerk wildly out of the
blue. Lately, her one eye has started to blink out of sequence with the other and she began
licking her lips so frequently that they are always chapped. The mother states that as
a toddler her daughter exhibited strange behavior, like stacking a deck of playing cards on top of
itself repeatedly for hours at a time. Additionally, the mother states that the child is very
pleasant and likable with many friends. Which of the following is the most appropriate
pharmacotherapy? - Answers Haloperidol
When Jessica sits down to do her homework and study, she is easily distracted by the television
in another room. Jessica demonstrates a deficit in ____. - Answers selective attention
Which diagnosis is a child least likely to receive? - Answers Bipolar I disorder
Which pharmacological treatment is most appropriated for the initial treatment of a 16-year-old
with obsessive compulsive disorder? - Answers sertraline 25mg PO daily
A patient is diagnosed with pediatric bipolar 1 disorder and is experiencing mania. Which is the
most effective drug to prescribe? - Answers Effectiveness is based on tolerability and adverse
reactions
Which medication would least likely be used to treat obsessive compulsive disorders? -
Answers Escitalopram (Lexapro)
A 10-year-old boy was started on aripiprazole (Abilify) which side effect this patient most likely
experience? - Answers akathisia
A 15-year-old patient is diagnosed with severe mania. Which treatment plan should the
psychiatric NP recommends? - Answers lithium only
For the past 3 months, a 15-year-old girl has had to turn her light on and off 23 times at exactly
1030PM before she can go to bed. She can spend from 1 to 2 hours ???? because she has to
start again if she is interrupted or loses count. She is upset if the position or the order of the
object she has on her desk is changed even slightly ?????? stop worrying about her family's
safety. The girl knows that this behavior is not "normal" and is concerned and
unhappy about it. In conjunction with pharmacological ???? which of the following therapies has
been proven effective for this disorder. - Answers cognitive behavioral therapy
A 13 years old girl is diagnosed with moderate to severe OCD, which one will be the most