PA PSYCHIATRY EOR CORE EXAM SET 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Pt with a 3 moth history of fatigue, depression, insomnia and weight loss, with hx of
IV heroin use. Mini-mental exam - mild cognitive defects. he is married uses condoms.
What is the next step on management of this pt? - ✔✔order an HIV test
✔✔This is a psychotic level disorder (hallucinating), pt is disoriented. Also hx of febrile
condition, all suggest _________. - ✔✔delirium
✔✔Initial treatment for panic disorder is: - ✔✔Clonazepam (Klonopin)
acute treatment - Bnezodiazepine
✔✔ What is recommended to reduce risk of posttraumatic stress disorder? - ✔✔brief
psychotherapy
✔✔What is the drug of choice for acute exacerbations of shizophrenia? - ✔✔haloperidol
✔✔What is the drug of choice for the treatment of general social phobia? - ✔✔SSRIs
✔✔Which antipsychotic medication is periodic eye exam recommended? -
✔✔quetiapine
✔✔What laboratory study would best support a diagnosis of alcohol abuse in the
patient? - ✔✔GGTP
✔✔There is a 40% chance that patient with panic disorder may experience a
__________. - ✔✔severe depression
✔✔What situation is considered a high-risk period for abuse for females? -
✔✔pregnancy
✔✔What is commonly seen in posttraumatic stress disorder patients? - ✔✔increase
startle response
(+ hyperarousal)
✔✔What is a key part of the treatment used to prevent delirium tremens in a patient
withdrawing from alcohol? - ✔✔a benzodiazepine every 4 to 6 hours
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Pt with a 3 moth history of fatigue, depression, insomnia and weight loss, with hx of
IV heroin use. Mini-mental exam - mild cognitive defects. he is married uses condoms.
What is the next step on management of this pt? - ✔✔order an HIV test
✔✔This is a psychotic level disorder (hallucinating), pt is disoriented. Also hx of febrile
condition, all suggest _________. - ✔✔delirium
✔✔Initial treatment for panic disorder is: - ✔✔Clonazepam (Klonopin)
acute treatment - Bnezodiazepine
✔✔ What is recommended to reduce risk of posttraumatic stress disorder? - ✔✔brief
psychotherapy
✔✔What is the drug of choice for acute exacerbations of shizophrenia? - ✔✔haloperidol
✔✔What is the drug of choice for the treatment of general social phobia? - ✔✔SSRIs
✔✔Which antipsychotic medication is periodic eye exam recommended? -
✔✔quetiapine
✔✔What laboratory study would best support a diagnosis of alcohol abuse in the
patient? - ✔✔GGTP
✔✔There is a 40% chance that patient with panic disorder may experience a
__________. - ✔✔severe depression
✔✔What situation is considered a high-risk period for abuse for females? -
✔✔pregnancy
✔✔What is commonly seen in posttraumatic stress disorder patients? - ✔✔increase
startle response
(+ hyperarousal)
✔✔What is a key part of the treatment used to prevent delirium tremens in a patient
withdrawing from alcohol? - ✔✔a benzodiazepine every 4 to 6 hours
