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NSG 552/ NSG552 Exam 2 – Psychopharmacology Review| Wilkes (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Signs of Serotonin Syndrome o S=Shivering o H=Hyperreflexia/Myoclonic jerks o I = Increased Temp (Fever) o V= Vitals Instability (↑↓BP; ↑RR; ↑HR) o E= Encephalopathy (Confusion) o R= Restlessness o S= Sweating (Diaphoresis) QUESTION Effexor can be very... Answer: activating QUESTION Akathisia treatment Answer: beta blockers, propanolol QUESTION Antidepressant with highest anticholinergic effect Answer: TCA QUESTION Only tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) thought to be effective in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Answer: clomipramine (anafranil) QUESTION GAD treatment 1st line= SSRI (Lexapro/paxil) 2nd line= Buspar, SNRI (Cymbalta/Effexor) Can consider short term course of Benzos or augmentation with buspirone (Buspar)

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NSGl 552/l NSG552l Examl 2l –l
Psychopharmacologyl Review|l Wilkesl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Signsl ofl Serotoninl Syndrome

Answer:
ol S=Shivering
ol H=Hyperreflexia/Myoclonicl jerks
ol Il =l Increasedl Templ (Fever)
ol V=l Vitalsl Instabilityl (↑↓BP;l ↑RR;l ↑HR)
ol E=l Encephalopathyl (Confusion)
ol R=l Restlessness
ol S=l Sweatingl (Diaphoresis)




Q:l Effexorl canl bel very...

Answer:
activating




Q:l Akathisial treatment

Answer:
betal blockers,l propanolol

, Q:l Antidepressantl withl highestl anticholinergicl effect

Answer:
TCA




Q:l Onlyl tricyclicl antidepressantl (TCA)l thoughtl tol bel effectivel inl thel treatmentl ofl
obsessivel compulsivel disorderl (OCD)



Answer:
clomipraminel (anafranil)




Q:l GADl treatment

Answer:
1stl line=l SSRIl (Lexapro/paxil)
2ndl line=l Buspar,l SNRIl (Cymbalta/Effexor)

Canl considerl shortl terml coursel ofl Benzosl orl augmentationl withl buspironel (Buspar)




Q:l panicl attackl treatment

Answer:
initiall usel ofl benzos

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