BCPP Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
1st line mild to moderate migraines? moderate to severe? -
✔✔Aspirin, IBU, APAP- mild to mod
Mod to severe- triptans
Absolute risk reduction - ✔✔ARR = [c/c + d] − [a/a + b]
Provides the percent of patients spared the adverse outcome
by the treatment in a clinical trial
AChEI adverse effects - ✔✔GI (worst with oral rivastigmine)-
n/v/d, weight loss, ulcer, GI bleed- CAUTION with nsaids,
blood thinners
Slow conduction through AV node -> AV block or bradycardia
AEDs effective as second line treatments for binge eating
disorder? - ✔✔Topamax, zonisamide
Depakote may WORSEN!!
Allocation bias - ✔✔Occurs when subjects or investigators can
choose which treatment group they would like. Results in
groups with different characteristics
,Alpha - ✔✔the probability of a type I error, set before
experiment begins
Amitriptyline dose in elderly? - ✔✔10 mg TID, 20 at bedtime
Ammitriptyline and nortriptyline dosing in migraine - ✔✔25-
150 mg
Antidepressants with evidence for BPSD? - ✔✔Trazodone
questionable - equal to placebo in one study, equal to haldol
in another
Citalopram best evidence for efficacy
Can be used for depression, may take longer to respond, or as
an alternative treatment for agitation.
Antipsychotic treatment considerations in pediatrics? -
✔✔Children and adolescents gain more weight- avoid
quetiapine, olanzapine
Quetiapine raises blood pressure in peds
Aripiprazole, lurqsidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, risperidone
FDA approved
,Antipsychotics preferred for dementia? - ✔✔Risperidone first
line OVERALL
Aripiprazole second line for PSYCHOSIS
Olanzapine second line for AGITATION
Quetiapine third line
AHRQ guidelines
APDs Highest risk of prolactinemia - ✔✔Risperidone,
iloperidone
Aripiprazole LAI dosing? - ✔✔Monohydrate monthly, lauroxil
monthly, then every 6 weeks, then every 2 months
Asenapine contraindication - ✔✔Severe hepatic impairment
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - ✔✔An intensive type
of case management for people with serious, persistent
psychiatric symptoms. Repeated hospitalizations are reduced
and housing stabilized through a multidisciplinary team that
provides a comprehensive array of services. Includes
, medication management. Little effect on social functioning
and employment.
Atomexitine drug interaction? - ✔✔CYP2D6 inhibitor
increases levels
Attrition bias - ✔✔Certain participants are more likely to drop
out of the study than others, leading to a final sample that
differs from the initial
Aubagio - ✔✔Teriflunomide
PO daily
No pregnancy for two years after stopping, can accelerate
with cholestramine
Hepatotoxicity, bone marrow suppression, peripheral
neuropathy, inc blood pressure
Autism diagnostic interview revised - ✔✔Clinician rated scale
Autism diagnostic observation scale - ✔✔Clinician rated
diagnostic interview
1st line mild to moderate migraines? moderate to severe? -
✔✔Aspirin, IBU, APAP- mild to mod
Mod to severe- triptans
Absolute risk reduction - ✔✔ARR = [c/c + d] − [a/a + b]
Provides the percent of patients spared the adverse outcome
by the treatment in a clinical trial
AChEI adverse effects - ✔✔GI (worst with oral rivastigmine)-
n/v/d, weight loss, ulcer, GI bleed- CAUTION with nsaids,
blood thinners
Slow conduction through AV node -> AV block or bradycardia
AEDs effective as second line treatments for binge eating
disorder? - ✔✔Topamax, zonisamide
Depakote may WORSEN!!
Allocation bias - ✔✔Occurs when subjects or investigators can
choose which treatment group they would like. Results in
groups with different characteristics
,Alpha - ✔✔the probability of a type I error, set before
experiment begins
Amitriptyline dose in elderly? - ✔✔10 mg TID, 20 at bedtime
Ammitriptyline and nortriptyline dosing in migraine - ✔✔25-
150 mg
Antidepressants with evidence for BPSD? - ✔✔Trazodone
questionable - equal to placebo in one study, equal to haldol
in another
Citalopram best evidence for efficacy
Can be used for depression, may take longer to respond, or as
an alternative treatment for agitation.
Antipsychotic treatment considerations in pediatrics? -
✔✔Children and adolescents gain more weight- avoid
quetiapine, olanzapine
Quetiapine raises blood pressure in peds
Aripiprazole, lurqsidone, olanzapine, paliperidone, risperidone
FDA approved
,Antipsychotics preferred for dementia? - ✔✔Risperidone first
line OVERALL
Aripiprazole second line for PSYCHOSIS
Olanzapine second line for AGITATION
Quetiapine third line
AHRQ guidelines
APDs Highest risk of prolactinemia - ✔✔Risperidone,
iloperidone
Aripiprazole LAI dosing? - ✔✔Monohydrate monthly, lauroxil
monthly, then every 6 weeks, then every 2 months
Asenapine contraindication - ✔✔Severe hepatic impairment
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - ✔✔An intensive type
of case management for people with serious, persistent
psychiatric symptoms. Repeated hospitalizations are reduced
and housing stabilized through a multidisciplinary team that
provides a comprehensive array of services. Includes
, medication management. Little effect on social functioning
and employment.
Atomexitine drug interaction? - ✔✔CYP2D6 inhibitor
increases levels
Attrition bias - ✔✔Certain participants are more likely to drop
out of the study than others, leading to a final sample that
differs from the initial
Aubagio - ✔✔Teriflunomide
PO daily
No pregnancy for two years after stopping, can accelerate
with cholestramine
Hepatotoxicity, bone marrow suppression, peripheral
neuropathy, inc blood pressure
Autism diagnostic interview revised - ✔✔Clinician rated scale
Autism diagnostic observation scale - ✔✔Clinician rated
diagnostic interview
