CMN 548 Unit 5|COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS /
2025/2026
Potency - Correct answerrefers to the relative dose required to achieve certain
effects, not to the efficacy of a drug
Agonist (full agonist) - Correct answerA drug that binds to a specific receptor
producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the neurotransmitter affecting
that receptor
Pharmacodynamics - Correct answerThe time course and intensity of a drug's
effect/what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics - Correct answerWhat the body does to a drug
Tolerance - Correct answerDevelops over time a need to use increased doses of
a medication/drug to maintain a clinical effect. Or, a decreased sensitivity to adverse
effects of a drug
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - Correct answerA systemic, immune-mediated
reaction that can be fatal or result in permanent scarring or blindness
Antagonist - Correct answerA compound that blinds to a receptor that blocks or
reduces the action of another substance at the receptor site
Hyponatremia - Correct answerCommon symptoms of this medication side effect
include confusion, agitation, and lethargy. (tx with oxcarbazepine & SSRIs)
Therapeutic index - Correct answerratio of the median toxic dose to the median
effective dose
Somnolence - Correct answerDaytime sleepiness
Black Box Warning - Correct answerThis warning reflects that a medication may
cause a serious or even life-threatening side effect
,Partial or Mixed Agonist - Correct answerA compound that elicits a partial
pharmacological response at the receptor site involved
Remission - Correct answerThe degree of improvement to below the syndromal
threshold of a disorder
Paradoxical - Correct answerA response to a drug that represents the clinical
effect opposite of what is expected
Inverse agonist - Correct answerAn agent that binds to the same receptor site as
an agonist but produces the opposite pharmacological effect
4 major transmitters - Correct answerDopamine, Serotonin, GABA,
Norepinephrine
Dopamine transmitter affects? - Correct answeraffects mood, Psychosis, ADHD,
Addiction
Serotonin transmitter affects? - Correct answerDepression, aggression, OCD,
Panic, GAD, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Violence, Sexual dysfunction, substance addiction
Norepinephrine affects? - Correct answerAffects mood, anxiety, psychosis,
ADHD (part), drug withdrawal
GABA affects? - Correct answerFear, anxiety, worry
Irreversible MAOIs Types - Correct answerMAOa and MAOb
Irreversible MAOIs medications - Correct answerPhenelzine (Nardil)
isocarboxazid (Marplan)
tranylcypromine (Parnate)
A single dose of MAOIs may persist in its inhibition of MAO for how long? - Correct
answerbecause they irreversibly inactivate MAOs, the therapeutic effect of a single
dose of irreversible MAOIs may persist for as long as 2 weeks
What are the most frequent adverse effects of MAOIs? - Correct
answerorthostatic hypotension, insomnia, weight gain, edema, sexual dysfunction
Reversible MAOIs (RIMAs) medications? - Correct answerMoclobemide (Maerix)
, How long will it take to recover MAO activity after a final dose of RIMA? - Correct
answerMAO activity recovers completely 24-48 hrs after the last dose of a RIMA
MAOIs are used to treat what conditions? - Correct answerdepression
panic disorder
social phobia
bulimia nervosa
ptsd
anginal pain
atypical facial pain
migraine
adhd
idiopathic orthostatic hypotension
Depression associated with TBI
Treatment for MAOI induced orthostatic hypotension? - Correct answerAvoid
caffeine
intake of 2L of fluid/day
addition of dietary salt
adjust HTN meds
support stocking
severe cases *tx with fludrocortisone (Florinef) a mineralcorticoid
How long should the NP wait to begin another tx for depression when stopping an MAOI
to begin another MAOI or SSRI? - Correct answerirreversible MAOI-wait 14 days
MAO activity recovers completely 24-48 hrs after last dose of RIMA
How long should the NP wait to begin an MAOI after d/c a pt from fluoxetine (Prozac)? -
Correct answerwhen switching from an antidepressant to an irreversible MAOI-
should wait 10-14 days (or 5 weeks for fluoxetine (Prozac) before starting use of MAOI
to avoid drug interactions
Complications for using MAOIs for pts who have bipolar I and schizophrenia? -
Correct answerinduction of mania in the depressed phase of bipolar I disorder
and triggering of a psychotic decompensation in persons with schizophrenia
Symptoms of tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis? - Correct answerSevere
HTN
HA
Stiff neck
diaphoresis
N/V
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS /
2025/2026
Potency - Correct answerrefers to the relative dose required to achieve certain
effects, not to the efficacy of a drug
Agonist (full agonist) - Correct answerA drug that binds to a specific receptor
producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the neurotransmitter affecting
that receptor
Pharmacodynamics - Correct answerThe time course and intensity of a drug's
effect/what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics - Correct answerWhat the body does to a drug
Tolerance - Correct answerDevelops over time a need to use increased doses of
a medication/drug to maintain a clinical effect. Or, a decreased sensitivity to adverse
effects of a drug
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - Correct answerA systemic, immune-mediated
reaction that can be fatal or result in permanent scarring or blindness
Antagonist - Correct answerA compound that blinds to a receptor that blocks or
reduces the action of another substance at the receptor site
Hyponatremia - Correct answerCommon symptoms of this medication side effect
include confusion, agitation, and lethargy. (tx with oxcarbazepine & SSRIs)
Therapeutic index - Correct answerratio of the median toxic dose to the median
effective dose
Somnolence - Correct answerDaytime sleepiness
Black Box Warning - Correct answerThis warning reflects that a medication may
cause a serious or even life-threatening side effect
,Partial or Mixed Agonist - Correct answerA compound that elicits a partial
pharmacological response at the receptor site involved
Remission - Correct answerThe degree of improvement to below the syndromal
threshold of a disorder
Paradoxical - Correct answerA response to a drug that represents the clinical
effect opposite of what is expected
Inverse agonist - Correct answerAn agent that binds to the same receptor site as
an agonist but produces the opposite pharmacological effect
4 major transmitters - Correct answerDopamine, Serotonin, GABA,
Norepinephrine
Dopamine transmitter affects? - Correct answeraffects mood, Psychosis, ADHD,
Addiction
Serotonin transmitter affects? - Correct answerDepression, aggression, OCD,
Panic, GAD, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Violence, Sexual dysfunction, substance addiction
Norepinephrine affects? - Correct answerAffects mood, anxiety, psychosis,
ADHD (part), drug withdrawal
GABA affects? - Correct answerFear, anxiety, worry
Irreversible MAOIs Types - Correct answerMAOa and MAOb
Irreversible MAOIs medications - Correct answerPhenelzine (Nardil)
isocarboxazid (Marplan)
tranylcypromine (Parnate)
A single dose of MAOIs may persist in its inhibition of MAO for how long? - Correct
answerbecause they irreversibly inactivate MAOs, the therapeutic effect of a single
dose of irreversible MAOIs may persist for as long as 2 weeks
What are the most frequent adverse effects of MAOIs? - Correct
answerorthostatic hypotension, insomnia, weight gain, edema, sexual dysfunction
Reversible MAOIs (RIMAs) medications? - Correct answerMoclobemide (Maerix)
, How long will it take to recover MAO activity after a final dose of RIMA? - Correct
answerMAO activity recovers completely 24-48 hrs after the last dose of a RIMA
MAOIs are used to treat what conditions? - Correct answerdepression
panic disorder
social phobia
bulimia nervosa
ptsd
anginal pain
atypical facial pain
migraine
adhd
idiopathic orthostatic hypotension
Depression associated with TBI
Treatment for MAOI induced orthostatic hypotension? - Correct answerAvoid
caffeine
intake of 2L of fluid/day
addition of dietary salt
adjust HTN meds
support stocking
severe cases *tx with fludrocortisone (Florinef) a mineralcorticoid
How long should the NP wait to begin another tx for depression when stopping an MAOI
to begin another MAOI or SSRI? - Correct answerirreversible MAOI-wait 14 days
MAO activity recovers completely 24-48 hrs after last dose of RIMA
How long should the NP wait to begin an MAOI after d/c a pt from fluoxetine (Prozac)? -
Correct answerwhen switching from an antidepressant to an irreversible MAOI-
should wait 10-14 days (or 5 weeks for fluoxetine (Prozac) before starting use of MAOI
to avoid drug interactions
Complications for using MAOIs for pts who have bipolar I and schizophrenia? -
Correct answerinduction of mania in the depressed phase of bipolar I disorder
and triggering of a psychotic decompensation in persons with schizophrenia
Symptoms of tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis? - Correct answerSevere
HTN
HA
Stiff neck
diaphoresis
N/V
