[Date] NU643 Final Exam
, NU643 Final Exam Study Questions and
Answers 100% Correct | Rated A+
a.. common side effects about antidepressants - ✔✔DRY MOUTH SEXUAL
DYSFUNCTION DIZZINESS DECREASED OR INCREASED APPETITE DROWSINESS
HEADACHE FATIGUE GI UPSET (NAUSEA)SLEEP DISTURBANCE
2. managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia review
habilitation therapy - ✔✔KEEPING ROUTINE, CALM ATMOSPHERE MAINTAIN
FUNCTION THEY HAVE AT THIS TIME—CUE INTO BEHAVIORS THEY CAN DO NOW
(HABILITATION THERAPY)BEHAVIORAL SX FOR DEMENTIA AGGRESSION
AGIATATION CONFUSION MEMORY LOSS
3. Review what dietary recommendations from the Carlat report are good for
mental health patients - ✔✔EAT WHOLE FOODS, FOLATE, B12, B6, OMEGA 3S,
AVOID CARBS, LESS PROCESSED FOODS
4. Review which is the slowest delivery method of medications available -
✔✔BY MOUTH- ORAL FASTEST-IV
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, 5. Review the most common side effects regarding long term Lithium use -
✔✔KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT AND THYROID,MONITOR KIDENY FUNCTION TEST AND
THYROID TEST
6. Review the mechanism of action of clonidine & propranolol for the treatment
of anxiety - ✔✔LOWER HEART RATE, MUSCLE TENSION, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND
SOMATIC SYMPTOMS
7. Review psychotropic use during lactation post-partum regarding onset
relapse and recurrence of mental disorders - ✔✔NOT FDA APPROVED AND
EXCRETED IN BREAST MILK, WEIGH RISKS OVER BENEFITS, EDUCATE THERE ARE
RISKS, SOME SAFER THAN OTHERS
8. Matching Question regarding labs required for Quetiapin Valproic acid &
Lithium - ✔✔SEROQUEL: GLUCOSE, LIPID PROFILE, BNP DEPAKOTE: PLTS, LIVER
FUNCTION, AND PLASMA LITHIUM: THYROID, KIDNEY, AND PLASMA
9. Review the best description of the mental status examination -
✔✔DETERMINATION OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION AT TIME OF ASSESSMENT
10. Review symptoms of hyponatremia - ✔✔DELERIUM, LETHARGY, NAUSEA
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, NU643 Final Exam Study Questions and
Answers 100% Correct | Rated A+
a.. common side effects about antidepressants - ✔✔DRY MOUTH SEXUAL
DYSFUNCTION DIZZINESS DECREASED OR INCREASED APPETITE DROWSINESS
HEADACHE FATIGUE GI UPSET (NAUSEA)SLEEP DISTURBANCE
2. managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia review
habilitation therapy - ✔✔KEEPING ROUTINE, CALM ATMOSPHERE MAINTAIN
FUNCTION THEY HAVE AT THIS TIME—CUE INTO BEHAVIORS THEY CAN DO NOW
(HABILITATION THERAPY)BEHAVIORAL SX FOR DEMENTIA AGGRESSION
AGIATATION CONFUSION MEMORY LOSS
3. Review what dietary recommendations from the Carlat report are good for
mental health patients - ✔✔EAT WHOLE FOODS, FOLATE, B12, B6, OMEGA 3S,
AVOID CARBS, LESS PROCESSED FOODS
4. Review which is the slowest delivery method of medications available -
✔✔BY MOUTH- ORAL FASTEST-IV
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, 5. Review the most common side effects regarding long term Lithium use -
✔✔KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT AND THYROID,MONITOR KIDENY FUNCTION TEST AND
THYROID TEST
6. Review the mechanism of action of clonidine & propranolol for the treatment
of anxiety - ✔✔LOWER HEART RATE, MUSCLE TENSION, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND
SOMATIC SYMPTOMS
7. Review psychotropic use during lactation post-partum regarding onset
relapse and recurrence of mental disorders - ✔✔NOT FDA APPROVED AND
EXCRETED IN BREAST MILK, WEIGH RISKS OVER BENEFITS, EDUCATE THERE ARE
RISKS, SOME SAFER THAN OTHERS
8. Matching Question regarding labs required for Quetiapin Valproic acid &
Lithium - ✔✔SEROQUEL: GLUCOSE, LIPID PROFILE, BNP DEPAKOTE: PLTS, LIVER
FUNCTION, AND PLASMA LITHIUM: THYROID, KIDNEY, AND PLASMA
9. Review the best description of the mental status examination -
✔✔DETERMINATION OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION AT TIME OF ASSESSMENT
10. Review symptoms of hyponatremia - ✔✔DELERIUM, LETHARGY, NAUSEA
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©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
