ANCC IQ Domain 1 answered all correctly answered; latest updated summer 2022.

ANCC IQ Domain 1 answered all correctly answered; latest updated summer 2022. 2 yr. old child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) small head, short eye lid opening, flat midface, smooth philtrum, underdeveloped jaw, thin upper lip, and short nose Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) - Acute mental status change, muscular rigidity, and autonomic instability (fever) Elderly pt c/o tinnitus; the PMHNP would associate which of the following findings with an acoustic neuroma? - Unilateral tinnitus (ringing in the ears) may be the first symptom of an acoustic neuroma - Sx/sx infection of the ear - perforation of tympanic membrane, inflammation of the middle ear, and suppuration of the labyrinth Brain structure is activated in patients with severe anxiety (fear, panic, extreme anxiety) - Amygdala is important in mediation of fear, anxiety, and panic Which of the following does not reflect current understanding of neurotransmitter pathways implicated in anxiety disorders? -FALSE: decreasing GABA in the mesolimbic cortex diminishes symptoms of anxiety -TRUE: increasing serotonergic activity in the amygdala diminishes symptoms of anxiety -TRUE: decreasing norepinephrine in the locus ceruleus diminishes symptoms of anxiety -TRUE: increased levels of CRF in the amygdala, hippocampus and locus ceruleus increases symptoms of anxiety -FALSE: decreasing