APEA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)Actual Exam
Questions And Correct Answers Already Graded A+
What are your anticholinergic antidepressants?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine,Fluoxetine,TCAs
What are the 4 SNRIs drugs?- CORRECT ANSWER=Venlafaxine,
Desvenlafaxine,Fetzima,Cymbalata
What are specific SNRis side effect?- CORRECT ANSWER=constipation,dry mouth,
HTN, tachycardia, sweating,less interactions
What are the side effects of bupropion?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Agitation,insomnia,decreased convulsion
threshold,HTN,tachycardia,nausea,diarrhea,constipation,less weight gain/sexual
dysfunction
What are the side effects of trazodone?- CORRECT ANSWER=Priapism,orthostatic
hypotension,sedation,drowsiness,cognitive disorders, increases risk of heart disease
What are your 7 TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=Amitriptyline, Nortriptyline,Doxepine,
Clomipramine,imipramine, trimipramine, desipramine
What are the indications of TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=MDD,neuropathic pain,
migraine prevention, insomnia, OCD
,What are the side effects of TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=decrease convulsion
threshold,sedation,anticholinergic effects,cognitive impairment,delirium,confusion,
blurred vision, dry mouth, orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia,
high risk of arrhythmias, constipation, sexual dysfunction, urinary
retention,weight gain,hyponatremia
What is a requirement of TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=TDM
What antidepressants interact with 2D6?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine,Fluoxetine,Bupropion,TCAs
What is the profile of Moclobemide? - CORRECT ANSWER=Reversible, MAO-A
What is the profile of Tranylcypromine and Phenelzine?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Irreversible,MAO-B
What are the side effects of MAOIs?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Convulsions,insomnia,drowsiness, hypertensive crisis, orthostatic
hypotension,tachycardia,sexual dysfunction, urinary retention, weight gain, edema
What are the side effects of ketamine?- CORRECT ANSWER=dizziness,sedation,
dissociation, HTN, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, urinary disturbances
What are adjunctive treatments for depression?- CORRECT ANSWER=Atypical
antipsychotics, lithium, Triiodothyroxine, stimulants
, What are withdrawal symptoms of antidepressants?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Anxiety,insomnia,irritability,headache,nausea
What are the symptoms of serotonin syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER=altered mental
state,agitation,HTN,tachycardia,sweating,hyperthermia, clonus,tremors,hyperreflexia,
GI symptoms
What is the anatomy of insomnia?- CORRECT ANSWER=Suprachiasmatic nucleus
in hyppothalamus
What are the side effects of benzos?- CORRECT
ANSWER=drowsiness,sedation,weakness,ataxia,dizziness,light-headed feeling, dry
mouth, headache,confusion,disorientation, tachycardia,palpitations, anterograde
amnesia
What are the side effects of Z drugs?- CORRECT ANSWER=daytime
drowsiness,headache,cognitive disorders, dizziness, falls, alteration of
taste,complex sleep-related behaviors,less dependence
What are the side effects of valerian?- CORRECT ANSWER=GI upset,headache,restless
sleep, bitter taste,heart palpitations,hepatotoxicity
What are the side effects of modafinil?- CORRECT ANSWER=HTN,headache,GI
upset,nausea/vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness
Mania- CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
Depression-CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
Questions And Correct Answers Already Graded A+
What are your anticholinergic antidepressants?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine,Fluoxetine,TCAs
What are the 4 SNRIs drugs?- CORRECT ANSWER=Venlafaxine,
Desvenlafaxine,Fetzima,Cymbalata
What are specific SNRis side effect?- CORRECT ANSWER=constipation,dry mouth,
HTN, tachycardia, sweating,less interactions
What are the side effects of bupropion?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Agitation,insomnia,decreased convulsion
threshold,HTN,tachycardia,nausea,diarrhea,constipation,less weight gain/sexual
dysfunction
What are the side effects of trazodone?- CORRECT ANSWER=Priapism,orthostatic
hypotension,sedation,drowsiness,cognitive disorders, increases risk of heart disease
What are your 7 TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=Amitriptyline, Nortriptyline,Doxepine,
Clomipramine,imipramine, trimipramine, desipramine
What are the indications of TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=MDD,neuropathic pain,
migraine prevention, insomnia, OCD
,What are the side effects of TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=decrease convulsion
threshold,sedation,anticholinergic effects,cognitive impairment,delirium,confusion,
blurred vision, dry mouth, orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia,
high risk of arrhythmias, constipation, sexual dysfunction, urinary
retention,weight gain,hyponatremia
What is a requirement of TCAs?- CORRECT ANSWER=TDM
What antidepressants interact with 2D6?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine,Fluoxetine,Bupropion,TCAs
What is the profile of Moclobemide? - CORRECT ANSWER=Reversible, MAO-A
What is the profile of Tranylcypromine and Phenelzine?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Irreversible,MAO-B
What are the side effects of MAOIs?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Convulsions,insomnia,drowsiness, hypertensive crisis, orthostatic
hypotension,tachycardia,sexual dysfunction, urinary retention, weight gain, edema
What are the side effects of ketamine?- CORRECT ANSWER=dizziness,sedation,
dissociation, HTN, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, urinary disturbances
What are adjunctive treatments for depression?- CORRECT ANSWER=Atypical
antipsychotics, lithium, Triiodothyroxine, stimulants
, What are withdrawal symptoms of antidepressants?- CORRECT
ANSWER=Anxiety,insomnia,irritability,headache,nausea
What are the symptoms of serotonin syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER=altered mental
state,agitation,HTN,tachycardia,sweating,hyperthermia, clonus,tremors,hyperreflexia,
GI symptoms
What is the anatomy of insomnia?- CORRECT ANSWER=Suprachiasmatic nucleus
in hyppothalamus
What are the side effects of benzos?- CORRECT
ANSWER=drowsiness,sedation,weakness,ataxia,dizziness,light-headed feeling, dry
mouth, headache,confusion,disorientation, tachycardia,palpitations, anterograde
amnesia
What are the side effects of Z drugs?- CORRECT ANSWER=daytime
drowsiness,headache,cognitive disorders, dizziness, falls, alteration of
taste,complex sleep-related behaviors,less dependence
What are the side effects of valerian?- CORRECT ANSWER=GI upset,headache,restless
sleep, bitter taste,heart palpitations,hepatotoxicity
What are the side effects of modafinil?- CORRECT ANSWER=HTN,headache,GI
upset,nausea/vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness
Mania- CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
Depression-CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
