CARN TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
_____________ is a phenomenon whereby perior intermittent (rather than continuous)
exposure to the drug results in an enhanced response to later exposure - ANSWER-
Sensitization
________________ withdrawal symptoms include increased appetite, decreased heart
rate, insomnia and depressed mood. - ANSWER-Nicotine
__________ is a medication used to treat alcohol and opioid dependence decrease
dependence by decreasing physiological response to alcohol and opioids. - ANSWER-
Naltrexone
_____________ is a medications that is a potent full agonist at opioid receptors used in
MAT for opioids. - ANSWER-Methadone
Inhibitory effect of alcohol are related to decreasing effects of __________. - ANSWER-
glutamate
Pathophysiology of schizophrenia is due to excess of ___________. - ANSWER-
dopamine.
Methadone ____________ withdrawal syndromes may present weeks after birth. -
ANSWER-neonatal
_______________ is the medication of choice for the treatment of psychotic symptoms
in a patient with delirium. - ANSWER-Haloperidol
_________ nerve palsies is most common in alcoholic patients. - ANSWER-Radial
What percent of patients with untreated major depression commit suicide? - ANSWER-
15
Abuse of alcohol is the most common cause of __________ disease of the US. -
ANSWER-cerebellar
____________ intoxication can cause muscle rigidity, increase deep tendon reflexes,
increase salivation and nystagmus, hypertension and catatonic display. - ANSWER-
PCP
____________ is an illicit drug that is associated with seizures and hypertension. -
ANSWER-Amphetamine
, _____________ use effects GABA neurons, higher incidences in men than in woman
and is the most commonly used illicit substance in the US. - ANSWER-Marijuana.
Methadone is metabolized in the ________ - ANSWER-liver
_________ or Antabuse is an alcohol antagonist drug. - ANSWER-Disulfiram
_____________ is a sedative drug that can interact with disulfiram. - ANSWER-
Diazepam
Stages of change theory, social learning theory, and health belief model are all
____________ __________ theoretical models. - ANSWER-behavioral modification
The rate of illicit drug use is highest in __________ and ________ population. -
ANSWER-single
male
_________ billion dollars is the global monetary value of the illicit drug trade. -
ANSWER-411
Alterations in mental status distinguishes __________ _______ from other stages of
alcohol withdrawal. - ANSWER-delirium tremens
______________ is a psychedelic hallucinogen obtained from the small, spineless
cactus Peyote (Lophophora williamsi), the San Pedro cactus, Peruvian torch cactus,
and other drug containing cacti. - ANSWER-Mescaline
The ______ _______ _______ _______ (MAST)_is one of the most widely used
measures for assessing alcohol abuse. The measure is a 25-item questionnaire
designed to provide a rapid and effective screening for lifetime alcohol-related problems
and alcoholism. - ANSWER-Michigan alcohol screening test
A heroin addict buys a synthetic opioid contaminated with 1-metehyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6
tetraydropyridine (MPTP) and develops irreversible neurological damage by destroying
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain resulting in this neurological
disease. - ANSWER-Parkinson disease
_____________ ____________Toxicity Criteria, which require the presence of one of
the following classical features or groups of features: spontaneous clonus; inducible
clonus with agitation or diaphoresis; ocular clonus with agitation or diaphoresis; tremor
and hyperreflexia; or hypertonia, temperature above 100.4° F (38° C), and ocular or
inducible clonus. - ANSWER-Hunter Serotonin
Intracranial hemorrhage or myocardial infarction can be seen in people who abuse
__________. - ANSWER-cocaine
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
_____________ is a phenomenon whereby perior intermittent (rather than continuous)
exposure to the drug results in an enhanced response to later exposure - ANSWER-
Sensitization
________________ withdrawal symptoms include increased appetite, decreased heart
rate, insomnia and depressed mood. - ANSWER-Nicotine
__________ is a medication used to treat alcohol and opioid dependence decrease
dependence by decreasing physiological response to alcohol and opioids. - ANSWER-
Naltrexone
_____________ is a medications that is a potent full agonist at opioid receptors used in
MAT for opioids. - ANSWER-Methadone
Inhibitory effect of alcohol are related to decreasing effects of __________. - ANSWER-
glutamate
Pathophysiology of schizophrenia is due to excess of ___________. - ANSWER-
dopamine.
Methadone ____________ withdrawal syndromes may present weeks after birth. -
ANSWER-neonatal
_______________ is the medication of choice for the treatment of psychotic symptoms
in a patient with delirium. - ANSWER-Haloperidol
_________ nerve palsies is most common in alcoholic patients. - ANSWER-Radial
What percent of patients with untreated major depression commit suicide? - ANSWER-
15
Abuse of alcohol is the most common cause of __________ disease of the US. -
ANSWER-cerebellar
____________ intoxication can cause muscle rigidity, increase deep tendon reflexes,
increase salivation and nystagmus, hypertension and catatonic display. - ANSWER-
PCP
____________ is an illicit drug that is associated with seizures and hypertension. -
ANSWER-Amphetamine
, _____________ use effects GABA neurons, higher incidences in men than in woman
and is the most commonly used illicit substance in the US. - ANSWER-Marijuana.
Methadone is metabolized in the ________ - ANSWER-liver
_________ or Antabuse is an alcohol antagonist drug. - ANSWER-Disulfiram
_____________ is a sedative drug that can interact with disulfiram. - ANSWER-
Diazepam
Stages of change theory, social learning theory, and health belief model are all
____________ __________ theoretical models. - ANSWER-behavioral modification
The rate of illicit drug use is highest in __________ and ________ population. -
ANSWER-single
male
_________ billion dollars is the global monetary value of the illicit drug trade. -
ANSWER-411
Alterations in mental status distinguishes __________ _______ from other stages of
alcohol withdrawal. - ANSWER-delirium tremens
______________ is a psychedelic hallucinogen obtained from the small, spineless
cactus Peyote (Lophophora williamsi), the San Pedro cactus, Peruvian torch cactus,
and other drug containing cacti. - ANSWER-Mescaline
The ______ _______ _______ _______ (MAST)_is one of the most widely used
measures for assessing alcohol abuse. The measure is a 25-item questionnaire
designed to provide a rapid and effective screening for lifetime alcohol-related problems
and alcoholism. - ANSWER-Michigan alcohol screening test
A heroin addict buys a synthetic opioid contaminated with 1-metehyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6
tetraydropyridine (MPTP) and develops irreversible neurological damage by destroying
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain resulting in this neurological
disease. - ANSWER-Parkinson disease
_____________ ____________Toxicity Criteria, which require the presence of one of
the following classical features or groups of features: spontaneous clonus; inducible
clonus with agitation or diaphoresis; ocular clonus with agitation or diaphoresis; tremor
and hyperreflexia; or hypertonia, temperature above 100.4° F (38° C), and ocular or
inducible clonus. - ANSWER-Hunter Serotonin
Intracranial hemorrhage or myocardial infarction can be seen in people who abuse
__________. - ANSWER-cocaine
