PMHNP Exam Reported Questions with Correct Answers

PMHNP Exam Reported Questions
with Correct Answers


What is dissemination? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Getting the research information out to those who need

to know it!




Publication - highest level

Presenting at National Conference

Presenting at Local Conference

Journal Club where one person reviews an article


What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Moderate cognitive impairment


What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Inducer -->will lower dose of Lamictal

and BCP's


What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal


What is a Type I research error? - ANSWER✔️✔️-There IS a difference but you say there isn't a

difference.




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,What is a Type II research error? - ANSWER✔️✔️-There is NO difference but you say there is a

difference.


What is pseudo-dementia? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Cognitive impairment secondary to depression that

clears when treated in the elderly. Dementia won't improve.


Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Yes.


What is a drug 1/2 life? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The time it takes for 50% of a drug to be eliminated

from the body.


What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low doses


What is a risk of using Tramadol? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Serotonin Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.


What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? - ANSWER✔️✔️-HLAB-1502


When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? - ANSWER✔️✔️-With worsening of SJS


How many generations do you include for a genogram? - ANSWER✔️✔️-1st degree - mother,

father, siblings

2nd degree - grandparents & cousins

3rd degree -


What does messenger RNA code for? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Amino Acids


What is epigenetics? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Factors that affect genes - environmental, smoking, stress,

etc...




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,What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Basal Ganglia


Occipito-Frontal


What happens to the brain during adolescence? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Dendritic pruning


Emotions are controlled by amygdala

By adulthood, PFC involved as well


When do males typically present with schizophrenia? - ANSWER✔️✔️-10-25 yo


When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - ANSWER✔️✔️-25-35 yo


What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - ANSWER✔️✔️-You will need to decreases the level

because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a inhibitor


ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Heart Failure


HTN


What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugs - ANSWER✔️✔️-Leukotriene

receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression, anxiety, hallucinations,

depression, insomnia, SI, tremor


What should you watch for with Tegretol? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Agranulocytosis and Hyponatremia


What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? - ANSWER✔️✔️-CKBB, CKMM, CKMB


Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac muscle damage? - ANSWER✔️✔️-

CKMB



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, What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Polymyositis


Rhabdo


What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER✔️✔️-0.3 mcg/L


What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Topamax


KCL

Zonegran


What CN are you assessing when you have the patient shrug their shoulders? - ANSWER✔️✔️-

CN XI - Spinal Accessory


What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? - ANSWER✔️✔️-CD4 <200


Viral Load is high

<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment


What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Self-Report - 0-63


0-13 - minimal

14-19 - mild

20-28 - moderate

29-63 - severe


What is sensitivity? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Helps rule-out disease = True Positive = Snout


What is specificity? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Helps rule-in disease = True Negative = Spin


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