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Ace the CARN (Certified Addictions Registered Nurse) exam with this comprehensive practice question guide featuring detailed verified answers. Covers substance use disorders (alcohol, opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, cannabis, nicotine, PCP), MAT medications (methadone, naltrexone, buprenorphine, disulfiram), withdrawal syndromes, psychiatric comorbidities (depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar, personality disorders), psychopharmacology (antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers), screening tools (CAGE, AUDIT, MAST, SBIRT), and neurobiology of addiction.

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CARN TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS


________ ________ may actually worsen during the early phase
of treatment with an antidepressant in a depressed patient. -
correct answer- Suicidal ideation


________ disorder constitutes the most common psychiatric
disorders in women with total lifetime prevalence in all women
is 30.5%. - correct answer- Anxiety


_________ billion dollars is the global monetary value of the
illicit drug trade. - correct answer- 411


_________ nerve palsies is most common in alcoholic patients.
- correct answer- Radial


_________ or Antabuse is an alcohol antagonist drug. -
correct answer- Disulfiram

,__________ ___ personality disorders are characterized by
dramatic, overly emotional or unpredictable thinking or
behavior. They include antisocial personality disorder, borderline
personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder and
narcissistic personality disorder. - correct answer-
Cluster B


__________ is a medication used to treat alcohol and opioid
dependence decrease dependence by decreasing physiological
response to alcohol and opioids. - correct answer-
Naltrexone


__________ reinforcement is characterized by complimenting a
certain behavior every time. - correct answer-
Continuous


___________ is a neurotransmitter which has not been linked to
addiction related adaptions. - correct answer-
Vasopressin


___________ is a psychotropic agent that is associated with the
highest incidence of extrapyramidal side effects. - correct
answer- Haloperidol

, ___________ use makes beta blockers less effective due to
opposing effects on the cardiovascular system, and beta
blockers may paradoxically worsen the cardiac effects during
substance intoxication. - correct answer- Cocaine


___________ withdrawal symptoms may include symptoms of
depression, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, impaired social function,
anxiety and headache. - correct answer- Caffeine


____________ ___________ syndrome present classically with
the clinical triad of confusion, ataxia and nystagmus -
correct answer- Wernicke Korsakoff


____________ intoxication can cause muscle rigidity, increase
deep tendon reflexes, increase salivation and nystagmus,
hypertension and catatonic display. - correct answer-
PCP


____________ is a first generation antipsychotic drug belonging
to the phenothiazine drug group and was previously widely used
in the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis. This medication
causes irreversible pigmentation of the retina with chronic use.
- correct answer- Thioridazine

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