NR547 WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM Due 22nd December 2025
Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health
Across the Lifespan 1-100 QUESTIONS ACTUAL EXAMAT
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
1. C. Bipolar I disorder
2. B. Haloperidol
3. A. STAT oral lorazepam, reassess every hour
4. C. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
5. B. Odd, eccentric thinking/behavior (Cluster A)
6. B. Paranoid personality disorder
7. A. Coping strategies for self-harm behaviors
8. C. Moderate depression
9. B. Complete a cAGE questionnaire
10. D. Marijuana detectable in urine up to 7 days
11. B. Cholinesterase inhibitor
12. C. Persistent depressive disorder with intermittent MDD episodes, current episode
13. A. Wernicke encephalopathy
14. C. Amitriptyline
, 15. B. Improved ability to think or remember
16. A. Tremors
17. A. Moderate opioid use disorder
18. B. Borderline personality disorder
19. D. Heroin
20. A. Histrionic personality disorder
Q21 → B. Delirium
Q22 → B. Urine toxicology screen
Q23 → C. A 28-year-old woman with a hemoglobin of 10.2 mg/dL
Q24 → B. Begin a regular exercise program
Q25 → B. Treatment plans should be client-specific
Q26 → C. A two-week episode of elevated mood and decreased need for sleep
Q27 → B. They are resistant to behavioral change
Q28 → C. Weight gain, hypersomnia
Q29 → B. Tumultuous interpersonal relationships and short-lived psychotic episodes
Q30 → D. Observation in the ED in a quiet, private room
31. B
32. D
33. B
34. C
35. B
36. B
37. B
38. C
39. A
40. C
41. B – recent memory
42. B – ongoing need for admiration (narcissistic PD)
43. A – avoidant personality disorder
44. B – multiple transient ischemic attacks (vascular NCD)
45. D – buprenorphine/naloxone
46. B – traumatic brain injury (risk for NCD)
47. B – attention (serial 7s on MoCA)
48. C – significant weight loss, excessive guilt (melancholic specifier)
49. B – increase divalproex to 2000 mg/day
50. B – changes in social behavior and diet (frontotemporal NCD)
51. B – ICU after hip surgery
52. B – conduct disorder at age 13
53. A – substance-seeking behaviors/patterns
54. C – ECT after inadequate trials incl. MAOI
,55. A – SUD in a controlled environment
56. C – CBT + exercise 3×/week
57. C – take meds as prescribed; get labs
58. B – borderline personality disorder
59. C – rapid mood/behavior shifts (needs meds)
60. A – obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
61. B – memantine
62. C – about three months
63. B – dementia: long-standing symptoms before help
64. C – family history of suicide; anxiety
65. C – cyclothymia
66. A – dependent personality disorder
67. A – CIWA-Ar 7: reassess q4h, no meds
68. A – histrionic personality disorder
69. A – prolonged/problematic use and abuse (SUD)
70. A – substance intoxication
71. B
72. A
73. C
74. A
75. B
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Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health
Across the Lifespan 1-100 QUESTIONS ACTUAL EXAMAT
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
1. C. Bipolar I disorder
2. B. Haloperidol
3. A. STAT oral lorazepam, reassess every hour
4. C. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
5. B. Odd, eccentric thinking/behavior (Cluster A)
6. B. Paranoid personality disorder
7. A. Coping strategies for self-harm behaviors
8. C. Moderate depression
9. B. Complete a cAGE questionnaire
10. D. Marijuana detectable in urine up to 7 days
11. B. Cholinesterase inhibitor
12. C. Persistent depressive disorder with intermittent MDD episodes, current episode
13. A. Wernicke encephalopathy
14. C. Amitriptyline
, 15. B. Improved ability to think or remember
16. A. Tremors
17. A. Moderate opioid use disorder
18. B. Borderline personality disorder
19. D. Heroin
20. A. Histrionic personality disorder
Q21 → B. Delirium
Q22 → B. Urine toxicology screen
Q23 → C. A 28-year-old woman with a hemoglobin of 10.2 mg/dL
Q24 → B. Begin a regular exercise program
Q25 → B. Treatment plans should be client-specific
Q26 → C. A two-week episode of elevated mood and decreased need for sleep
Q27 → B. They are resistant to behavioral change
Q28 → C. Weight gain, hypersomnia
Q29 → B. Tumultuous interpersonal relationships and short-lived psychotic episodes
Q30 → D. Observation in the ED in a quiet, private room
31. B
32. D
33. B
34. C
35. B
36. B
37. B
38. C
39. A
40. C
41. B – recent memory
42. B – ongoing need for admiration (narcissistic PD)
43. A – avoidant personality disorder
44. B – multiple transient ischemic attacks (vascular NCD)
45. D – buprenorphine/naloxone
46. B – traumatic brain injury (risk for NCD)
47. B – attention (serial 7s on MoCA)
48. C – significant weight loss, excessive guilt (melancholic specifier)
49. B – increase divalproex to 2000 mg/day
50. B – changes in social behavior and diet (frontotemporal NCD)
51. B – ICU after hip surgery
52. B – conduct disorder at age 13
53. A – substance-seeking behaviors/patterns
54. C – ECT after inadequate trials incl. MAOI
,55. A – SUD in a controlled environment
56. C – CBT + exercise 3×/week
57. C – take meds as prescribed; get labs
58. B – borderline personality disorder
59. C – rapid mood/behavior shifts (needs meds)
60. A – obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
61. B – memantine
62. C – about three months
63. B – dementia: long-standing symptoms before help
64. C – family history of suicide; anxiety
65. C – cyclothymia
66. A – dependent personality disorder
67. A – CIWA-Ar 7: reassess q4h, no meds
68. A – histrionic personality disorder
69. A – prolonged/problematic use and abuse (SUD)
70. A – substance intoxication
71. B
72. A
73. C
74. A
75. B
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