CARN AP COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Imbalances in the _______ pathway in relation to stress responses make certain
individuals more susceptible to addiction. - ✔✔cortisol
✔✔physical exam findings of tachycardia, hypotension, conjunctival injection, dry
mucous membranes, and auditory hallucinations potentially describes what drug?
What is this pt experiencing? - ✔✔synthetic cannabinoids
cannabinoid toxicity
✔✔Pt reisisting restraints on synthetic cannabinoids, hearing voices with abnormal VS's
should be_____ by being given what medication?
Antipsychotics will be needed if the patient's hallucinations do not subside. The MOA of
antipsychotics is the blockade of _______ receptors. - ✔✔the treatment for which is
sedation with benzos
dopamine
✔✔The immediate effect of cocaine on the baby is _______ _______ - ✔✔premature
delivery.
✔✔________ is required to stabilize a pregnant patient who is opioid dependent and
treated with buprenorphine because blood levels of opioids never reach a steady-state
in such patients - ✔✔Morphine
✔✔Because buprenorphine crosses the placental barrier, the fetus will develop
________ dependency after delivery. - ✔✔opioid
, ✔✔In patients with anxiety, when loss of orientation is discovered one should think
about the presence of an ______disorder/delirium - ✔✔organic
✔✔Phencyclidine also is known as ____ _____ and is a potent hallucinogen. The drug
works as an __________ receptor antagonist and is a dangerous chemical.
The behavioral effects resemble________, and most individuals are euphoric. -
✔✔angel dust
N-methyl-D-aspartate
schizophrenia
✔✔PCP symptoms - ✔✔rage, reddish skin, NYSTAGMUS, and excitation
✔✔A 16-year-old male is brought to the emergency department after having a seizure
at a dance club. The patient is currently tachycardic with a BP of 160/90 and a
temperature of 102 degrees Fahrenheit. on examination, the patient is euphoric with
dilated pupils. The patient is started on a benzodiazepine and ammonium chloride. The
current medical treatment is aimed at the toxicity of which substance? -
✔✔Amphetamine
✔✔Pt comes in with suspected AUD with gynecomastia and spider angiomas, top of the
DDx list should be chronic ______ _______ - ✔✔liver disease.
✔✔Amphetamines
- _______ _________ is a substance used to acidify the urine of someone on
amphetamines, which helps to trap the amphetamine. - ✔✔Ammonium chloride
✔✔Phenobarbital is a weak acid and would require ______ _______to be trapped in the
urine and excreted. - ✔✔urine alkalization
✔✔The signs of ____ toxicity are aggression, impulsivity, tachy/HTN/fever, muscle
rigidity, ataxia and nystagmus. - ✔✔PCP
✔✔The treatment for acetaminophen toxicity is __________ which helps to replenish
_______ - ✔✔N-acetylcysteine
glutathione
✔✔Symptoms of amphetamine toxicity include:
- grandiosity
- agitation
pupillary ________
hypertension & _________
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Imbalances in the _______ pathway in relation to stress responses make certain
individuals more susceptible to addiction. - ✔✔cortisol
✔✔physical exam findings of tachycardia, hypotension, conjunctival injection, dry
mucous membranes, and auditory hallucinations potentially describes what drug?
What is this pt experiencing? - ✔✔synthetic cannabinoids
cannabinoid toxicity
✔✔Pt reisisting restraints on synthetic cannabinoids, hearing voices with abnormal VS's
should be_____ by being given what medication?
Antipsychotics will be needed if the patient's hallucinations do not subside. The MOA of
antipsychotics is the blockade of _______ receptors. - ✔✔the treatment for which is
sedation with benzos
dopamine
✔✔The immediate effect of cocaine on the baby is _______ _______ - ✔✔premature
delivery.
✔✔________ is required to stabilize a pregnant patient who is opioid dependent and
treated with buprenorphine because blood levels of opioids never reach a steady-state
in such patients - ✔✔Morphine
✔✔Because buprenorphine crosses the placental barrier, the fetus will develop
________ dependency after delivery. - ✔✔opioid
, ✔✔In patients with anxiety, when loss of orientation is discovered one should think
about the presence of an ______disorder/delirium - ✔✔organic
✔✔Phencyclidine also is known as ____ _____ and is a potent hallucinogen. The drug
works as an __________ receptor antagonist and is a dangerous chemical.
The behavioral effects resemble________, and most individuals are euphoric. -
✔✔angel dust
N-methyl-D-aspartate
schizophrenia
✔✔PCP symptoms - ✔✔rage, reddish skin, NYSTAGMUS, and excitation
✔✔A 16-year-old male is brought to the emergency department after having a seizure
at a dance club. The patient is currently tachycardic with a BP of 160/90 and a
temperature of 102 degrees Fahrenheit. on examination, the patient is euphoric with
dilated pupils. The patient is started on a benzodiazepine and ammonium chloride. The
current medical treatment is aimed at the toxicity of which substance? -
✔✔Amphetamine
✔✔Pt comes in with suspected AUD with gynecomastia and spider angiomas, top of the
DDx list should be chronic ______ _______ - ✔✔liver disease.
✔✔Amphetamines
- _______ _________ is a substance used to acidify the urine of someone on
amphetamines, which helps to trap the amphetamine. - ✔✔Ammonium chloride
✔✔Phenobarbital is a weak acid and would require ______ _______to be trapped in the
urine and excreted. - ✔✔urine alkalization
✔✔The signs of ____ toxicity are aggression, impulsivity, tachy/HTN/fever, muscle
rigidity, ataxia and nystagmus. - ✔✔PCP
✔✔The treatment for acetaminophen toxicity is __________ which helps to replenish
_______ - ✔✔N-acetylcysteine
glutathione
✔✔Symptoms of amphetamine toxicity include:
- grandiosity
- agitation
pupillary ________
hypertension & _________
