NSG 533 Advanced Pharmacology Exam Questions with Answers 2024 Graded A+

NSG 533 Advanced Pharmacology Test Questions with Answers 2024 Graded A+. A 46-year-old woman presents to the psychiatric outpatient clinic for follow-up treatment of major depression. She is currently on paroxetine 10 mg at bedtime, which she started taking 2 months ago when admitted to the psychiatric hospital for suicidal ideation. During the interview, she says that she does not think the medication is working because she is just as depressed as she was before taking the medication and has recently started drinking eight to 10 beers daily to alleviate the depression. Before this episode, she was sober for 4 years. Which of the following treatment strategies would be the appropriate choice for this patient? A. Stop the paroxetine and start nefazodone 100 mg po twice daily B. Increase the dose of paroxetine to 20 mg po at bedtime C. Stop the paroxetine and start duloxetine 20 mg/day D. Continue the paroxetine at them same dose for a longer period of time to NSG 533 Advanced Pharmacology Test 1 Week 4 Questions with Answers 3 / 12 evaluate whether she will respond or not: B 9. Which of the following is a flaw in the monoamine hypothesis of depression? A. Concentrations of neurotransmitters are reduced in the synaptic cleft B. A switch to a different class of antidepressants does not improve response C. Antidepressant response is associated with a therapeutic level of the medication D. Antidepressant effects on neurotransmitters do not temporally correspond to response.: D 10. A 26-year-old patient with a first episode of depression has been treated with duloxetine 60 mg twice daily for the past 4 months. The patient would like to discontinue treatment. The patient should be told that they need at least full months of antidepressant therapy after reaching full remission. A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12: B 11. Which of the side effects of trazodone for the treatment of depression is most frequently observed? A. Hematuria B. Delayed orgasm C. Priapism D. Orthostasis: D 12. An antidepressant that may be dangerous in overdose is A. Mirtazapine B. Amitriptyline C. Fluoxetine D. Escitalopram: B 13. A 28-year-old man with a history of depression has been taking sertraline 200 mg daily for 12 weeks with no response. The patient has no other complaints. The physician asks for your recommendation. The most reasonable recommendation would be to: A. Increase sertraline B. Add fluoxetine NSG 533 Advanced Pharmacology Test 1 Week 4 Questions with Answers 4 / 12 C. Switch to amitriptyline D. Change to venlafaxine: D 14. AS is an 18-year-old woman hospitalized for the fourth time for major depressive disorder. On this occasion, AS was admitted for suicidal ideation. Her other symptoms include loss of appetite, insomnia, decreased energy, increased agitation, and anhedonia for the past 2 months. Although she did well her first semester of college, AS