NSG 6005 Pharm Week 9 2024-2025 most
recent updated questions and verified
answers| get it 100% accurate. (Anti: -
depressants, psychotics; Anxiolytics,
Anorexiants)
He may experience sexual dysfunction beginning a month after he starts therapy. - answer ✔✔-
David is a thirty-four-year-old who is starting on paroxetine (Paxil) for depression. What does
David need to be educated about regarding his medication?
Paroxetine may cause intermittent diarrhea.
He may experience sexual dysfunction beginning a month after he starts therapy.
He may have constipation, and he should increase fluids and fiber.
Paroxetine has a long half-life, so he may occasionally skip a dose.
All the above options are correct. - answer ✔✔-A sixty-six-year-old male was prescribed
phenelzine (Nardil) while in an acute psychiatric unit for recalcitrant depression. The nurse
practitioner managing his primary healthcare needs to understand the following regarding
phenelzine and other monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs):
He should not be prescribed any serotonergic drug such as sumatriptan (Imitrex).
MAOIs interact with many common foods, including yogurt, sour cream, and soy sauce.
Symptoms of hypertensive crisis (headache, tachycardia, sweating, etc.) require immediate
treatment.
All the above options are correct.
, Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels in spite of good compliance. -
answer ✔✔-Dwayne was recently started on carbamazepine to treat seizures. He comes to see
you, and you note that while his carbamazepine levels had been in the therapeutic range, they
are now low. The possible cause for the low carbamazepine levels is:
Dwayne hasn't been taking his carbamazepine because it causes insomnia.
Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels in spite of good compliance.
Dwayne was not originally prescribed the correct amount of carbamazepine.
Carbamazepine is probably not the right antiseizure medication for Dwayne.
Thinking a partial response to medication is acceptable - answer ✔✔-Common mistakes
practitioners make in treating anxiety disorders include:
Switching medications after an eight-week trial to a twelve-week trial
Maximizing dosing of antianxiety medications
Encouraging exercise and relaxation therapy before starting medication
Thinking a partial response to medication is acceptable
Blood dyscrasias, which are uncommon but possible - answer ✔✔-Six-year-old Lucy has recently
been started on ethosuximide (Zarontin) for seizures. She should be monitored for:
Increased seizure activity as this drug may auto-induce seizures
Altered renal function, including renal failure
Blood dyscrasias, which are uncommon but possible
CNS excitement, leading to insomnia
Venlafaxine (Effexor) - answer ✔✔-An appropriate first-line drug for the treatment of
depression with fatigue and low energy would be:
Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Buspirone (Buspar)
recent updated questions and verified
answers| get it 100% accurate. (Anti: -
depressants, psychotics; Anxiolytics,
Anorexiants)
He may experience sexual dysfunction beginning a month after he starts therapy. - answer ✔✔-
David is a thirty-four-year-old who is starting on paroxetine (Paxil) for depression. What does
David need to be educated about regarding his medication?
Paroxetine may cause intermittent diarrhea.
He may experience sexual dysfunction beginning a month after he starts therapy.
He may have constipation, and he should increase fluids and fiber.
Paroxetine has a long half-life, so he may occasionally skip a dose.
All the above options are correct. - answer ✔✔-A sixty-six-year-old male was prescribed
phenelzine (Nardil) while in an acute psychiatric unit for recalcitrant depression. The nurse
practitioner managing his primary healthcare needs to understand the following regarding
phenelzine and other monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs):
He should not be prescribed any serotonergic drug such as sumatriptan (Imitrex).
MAOIs interact with many common foods, including yogurt, sour cream, and soy sauce.
Symptoms of hypertensive crisis (headache, tachycardia, sweating, etc.) require immediate
treatment.
All the above options are correct.
, Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels in spite of good compliance. -
answer ✔✔-Dwayne was recently started on carbamazepine to treat seizures. He comes to see
you, and you note that while his carbamazepine levels had been in the therapeutic range, they
are now low. The possible cause for the low carbamazepine levels is:
Dwayne hasn't been taking his carbamazepine because it causes insomnia.
Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels in spite of good compliance.
Dwayne was not originally prescribed the correct amount of carbamazepine.
Carbamazepine is probably not the right antiseizure medication for Dwayne.
Thinking a partial response to medication is acceptable - answer ✔✔-Common mistakes
practitioners make in treating anxiety disorders include:
Switching medications after an eight-week trial to a twelve-week trial
Maximizing dosing of antianxiety medications
Encouraging exercise and relaxation therapy before starting medication
Thinking a partial response to medication is acceptable
Blood dyscrasias, which are uncommon but possible - answer ✔✔-Six-year-old Lucy has recently
been started on ethosuximide (Zarontin) for seizures. She should be monitored for:
Increased seizure activity as this drug may auto-induce seizures
Altered renal function, including renal failure
Blood dyscrasias, which are uncommon but possible
CNS excitement, leading to insomnia
Venlafaxine (Effexor) - answer ✔✔-An appropriate first-line drug for the treatment of
depression with fatigue and low energy would be:
Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Buspirone (Buspar)
