CCSH COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔methimazole oral
propylthiouracil oral
Tapazole oral
(common uses) - ✔✔Common medications used to treat hyperthyroidism
✔✔Amitriptyline
Imipramine
Nortriptyline
Doxepine
Desipramine
Protriptyline
(drug class) - ✔✔Tricyclics
✔✔Gabapentin
Valproic acid
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
(drug class) - ✔✔Anti-epileptics
✔✔Ativan
lorazepam
Lunesta
zolpidem
temazepam
Ambien CR
doxepin
Restoril
Benadryl
Belsomra
ZzzQuil - ✔✔Common medications used to treat insomnia
✔✔Xyrem Rx
modafinil Rx
Concerta Rx
Dexedrine Rx
methylphenidate Rx
Ritalin-SR
Provigil Rx
Adderall Rx
, Nuvigil Rx
Ritalin Rx
Adderall XR - ✔✔Common medications used to treat Narcolepsy/ IH
✔✔Requip
Mirapex
ropinirole
pramipexole
gabapentin Off Label
clonazepam Off Label
Neupro - ✔✔Common medications used to treat Restless legs/ PLMD
✔✔iron supplementation if indicated by a low ferritin level. Other options would include
use of a hypnotic, a dopaminergic agonist, or an alpha-2-delta calcium channel ligand -
✔✔Restless legs/ PLMD
✔✔Gabapentin (Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica) - ✔✔alpha-2-delta calcium channel
ligand
✔✔including pramipexole (Mirapex), rotigotine (Neupro), and ropinirole (Requip) -
✔✔dopaminergic agonist
✔✔The raphe serotonergic system in the rostral brainstem and the locus- coeruleus-
noradrenaline (norepineph rine) system have been implicated in - ✔✔Generalized
arousal
✔✔Various neurotransmitters such as glutamate, acetylcholine, noradrenalin, serotonin,
dopamine, histamine are involved in the establishment and maintenance of - ✔✔Wake
behavior
✔✔Neurotransmitters and peptides including adenosine, somatostatin, growth-
hormone-releasing hormone, delta-sleep-inducing peptide, prostaglandin D2, and
cytokines have sleep-promoting properties and seem to be responsible for the
biochemical control of - ✔✔NREM Sleep
✔✔Habitual sleep of less than
6-7 hours each night is associated with - ✔✔increased blood pressure, reduced blood
levels of anabolic
hormones (e.g., growth hormone and prolactin) required for tissue repair, increase in
the stress hormone
cortisol during evening hours when cortisol is usually low
✔✔Individuals whose sleep is restricted to 6 or fewer hours each night for 1 week under
experimental conditions had cognitive impairments equal to that of _______ of total
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔methimazole oral
propylthiouracil oral
Tapazole oral
(common uses) - ✔✔Common medications used to treat hyperthyroidism
✔✔Amitriptyline
Imipramine
Nortriptyline
Doxepine
Desipramine
Protriptyline
(drug class) - ✔✔Tricyclics
✔✔Gabapentin
Valproic acid
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
(drug class) - ✔✔Anti-epileptics
✔✔Ativan
lorazepam
Lunesta
zolpidem
temazepam
Ambien CR
doxepin
Restoril
Benadryl
Belsomra
ZzzQuil - ✔✔Common medications used to treat insomnia
✔✔Xyrem Rx
modafinil Rx
Concerta Rx
Dexedrine Rx
methylphenidate Rx
Ritalin-SR
Provigil Rx
Adderall Rx
, Nuvigil Rx
Ritalin Rx
Adderall XR - ✔✔Common medications used to treat Narcolepsy/ IH
✔✔Requip
Mirapex
ropinirole
pramipexole
gabapentin Off Label
clonazepam Off Label
Neupro - ✔✔Common medications used to treat Restless legs/ PLMD
✔✔iron supplementation if indicated by a low ferritin level. Other options would include
use of a hypnotic, a dopaminergic agonist, or an alpha-2-delta calcium channel ligand -
✔✔Restless legs/ PLMD
✔✔Gabapentin (Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica) - ✔✔alpha-2-delta calcium channel
ligand
✔✔including pramipexole (Mirapex), rotigotine (Neupro), and ropinirole (Requip) -
✔✔dopaminergic agonist
✔✔The raphe serotonergic system in the rostral brainstem and the locus- coeruleus-
noradrenaline (norepineph rine) system have been implicated in - ✔✔Generalized
arousal
✔✔Various neurotransmitters such as glutamate, acetylcholine, noradrenalin, serotonin,
dopamine, histamine are involved in the establishment and maintenance of - ✔✔Wake
behavior
✔✔Neurotransmitters and peptides including adenosine, somatostatin, growth-
hormone-releasing hormone, delta-sleep-inducing peptide, prostaglandin D2, and
cytokines have sleep-promoting properties and seem to be responsible for the
biochemical control of - ✔✔NREM Sleep
✔✔Habitual sleep of less than
6-7 hours each night is associated with - ✔✔increased blood pressure, reduced blood
levels of anabolic
hormones (e.g., growth hormone and prolactin) required for tissue repair, increase in
the stress hormone
cortisol during evening hours when cortisol is usually low
✔✔Individuals whose sleep is restricted to 6 or fewer hours each night for 1 week under
experimental conditions had cognitive impairments equal to that of _______ of total
