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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER tb tb




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Maryville NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 3
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EXAM CODE: NSG 552: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Initial insomnia
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[Verified Solution]: Problems falling asleep
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Q2. Middle insomnia
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[Verified Solution]: Waking during the night and difficulty returning to sleep
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Q3. Terminal insomnia
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[Verified Solution]: Early morning awakening with inability to return to sleep
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Q4. Best medications for initial insomnia
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[Verified Solution]: Zolpidem IR, Eszopiclone, Temazepam, Ramelteon, Melatonin
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Q5. Best medications for sleep maintenance
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[Verified Solution]: Suvorexant, Lemborexant, Daridorexant, Eszopiclone, Temazepam
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Q6. Best medication for circadian rhythm disorders
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[Verified Solution]: Melatonin or Ramelteon
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, Q7. Beta (A-beta) fibers
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[Verified Solution]: Large, myelinated, fast fibers that carry touch/pressure; activate inhibitory interneuro
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ns to decrease pain (Gate Control Theory)
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Q8. A-delta fibers
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[Verified Solution]: Thinly myelinated fibers that carry fast, sharp, localized pain
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Q9. C fibers
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[Verified Solution]: Unmyelinated fibers that carry slow, dull, burning, aching pain
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Q10. Peripheral neuropathy
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[Verified Solution]: Pain caused by damage to peripheral nerves producing burning, tingling, numbness,
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allodynia, and hyperalgesia tb tb




Q11. Neuropathic pain treatment
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[Verified Solution]: Pregabalin, Duloxetine, Amitriptyline, Milnacipran; NSAIDs usually ineffective
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Q12. Chronic pain
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[Verified Solution]: Pathologic pain independent of tissue damage caused by central sensitization and ma
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Q13. Brain circuit involved in chronic pain
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[Verified Solution]: ACC → Insula → Prefrontal Cortex → Periaqueductal Gray (descending pain modul
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Q14. Descending pain pathway
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[Verified Solution]: ACC, Insula, Amygdala, Hypothalamus → PAG → Rostral Ventral Medulla → Sero
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tonin & Norepinephrine inhibit pain transmission
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Q15. Ascending pain pathway
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[Verified Solution]: Nociceptor → Dorsal horn → Spinothalamic tract → Thalamus → Somatosensory c
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