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This PMHNP Psychopharmacology Exam 11 Study Guide 2024 (Grade A+) provides a comprehensive collection of questions and answers with detailed explanations for students preparing for their Psychopharm Exam 11. Topics include advanced antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, stimulants, pediatric and geriatric dosing, special populations, drug interactions, side effects, and evidence-based prescribing. Fully verified and updated to 2024 standards, this guide is ideal for PMHNP students at Georgetown University, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Rush University, and other leading PMHNP programs.

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PMHNP Psychopharm Exam 11 2024
The goal of primary prevention is the ___ of disease and examples of primary prevention
include: (x2) - Prevention of Disease

Immunization

Counseling about Safety

The goal of secondary prevention is ___ of disease and examples of secondary prevention
include: (x2) - Early Detection of Disease

Blood Pressure

Colonoscopy

The goal of tertiary prevention is ___ of disease and examples of tertiary prevention include:
(x1) - Minimizing Negative Outcomes from Disease

Adjust therapy to avoid end organ damage

Screen men for colorectal CA at ___ y/o age and women for Cervical/Breast CA at ___ y/o -
50 y/o

21 y/o

Up to 44% of patients taking Valproate (Depakote) will have elevated ___ - ALT/AST

The GGT ranges from ___ u/L and can be elevated due to ___ - 0-45 u/L

ETOH abuse

The best measurement of kidney function is GFR and GFR is normal at ___ mL/min - >90
mL/min

If a patients Na levels are low (<35), they will ___ lithium which can result in the medical
emergency of ___ and signs of this medical emergency include (x3)

Lithium can cause (x2) making it hard to moniter NA levels and there is an increased risk of
gouter and ___ for Pts on Lithium

The medical emergency ___ is Tx with ___ (which should considered at levels >2.5 mEq/L
absolutely be done if lithium levels reach ___ mEq/L) - Reabsorb lithium

Lithium Toxicity

Hyperreflexia
Arrhythmias

, Lithium Toxicity
4.0 mEq/L
Nystagmus

Polydipsia / Polyuria
Peripheral Edema

To initiate a Pt on the 3rd line antipsychotic ___ the ANC needs to be over ___ and stop
treatment if ANC is ___ - Clozapine (Clozaril)

ANC >1,500

ANC<1,000

Normal TSH levels - 0.4-4.0

High TSH (0.4-4.0 mlU/ mL normal)

and

Low T4 (10-27 pmol/L normal) - Hypothyroidism

Low TSH (0.4-4.0 mlU/ mL normal)

and

High T4 (10-27 pmol/L normal) - Hyperthyroidism

Defense mechanisms are derived out of Freud's ___ Models (Id, Ego, SuperEgo) -
Psychoanalytic

Birth order was stressed by ___ who recognized ___ as a driving force and created ___ theory
- Adler

Inferiority (think Inferiority Complex)

Personality Theory

Attachment Theory was developed by ___ and the purpose of attachment is to ensure
closeness and stability through a ___ in development

Healthy attachment is ___ attachment in both children and adults - Bowlby

Secure Base (Sense of Security for child)

Secure Attachment

unconditional positive regard was created by ___ who believed that Pts would develop ___ &
self-acceptance - Carl Rogers
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