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NR 546 /NR546 Week 3 Test Your
Knowledge Quiz Exam QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2025 EXAM |
ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
Pines - (ANSWER)bind more potently to the 5HT 2A receptor than the D2.
Sedation is common and relates to a high affinity for histamine. These
medications have the least risk of EPS but a high risk for weight gain and
metabolic abnormalities.
olanzapine (Zyprexa) - (ANSWER)treatment of schizophrenia age 13 and older
Special Comments: Best tolerated antipsychotic
Risk:
High metabolic risk
Highest risk for weight gain, blood dyscrasias, QT prolongation, cardiovascular
disease, cerebrovascular effects, hyperglycemia, and hyperprolactinemia
quetiapine (Seroquel) - (ANSWER)use for schizophrenia ages 13 and older
Risk:
Moderate metabolic risk
Low EPS risk
,2
Risk of orthostatic hypotension, blood dyscrasias (neutropenia, leukopenia, and
agranulocytosis), QT prolongation, weight gain, and renal and hepatic impairment
asenapine (Saphris) - (ANSWER)approved for schizophrenia ages 10 and older
Special Comments: Available in sublingual and transdermal patch
Risk:
Low metabolic risk
clozapine (Clozaril) - (ANSWER)Approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia
and chronic suicidal behavior in schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
Not indicated in acute presentation of schizophrenia
Special Comments: The Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) must be >1500/mm3
when used and requires initial and weekly monitoring of WBC, granulocyte, and
neutrophil counts.
Risk:
High metabolic risk
Highest risk for weight gain.
Low EPS risk.
Black box warning: may cause severe neutropenia
, 3
Contraindicated in liver disease and hepatic failure
Not a first-choice mediation for treating schizophrenia
Psychosis - (ANSWER)makes people feel out of control and out of touch with
reality
Antipsychotic meds can help relieve sx
positive symptoms of schizophrenia - (ANSWER)hallucinations
delusions
Thought disorder
Hostility
Excitability
negative sx of schizophrenia - (ANSWER)the "A's"
alogia
asociality
anhedonia
affective flattening
amotivation
cognitive sx of schizophrenia - (ANSWER)Attention
NR 546 /NR546 Week 3 Test Your
Knowledge Quiz Exam QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2025 EXAM |
ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
Pines - (ANSWER)bind more potently to the 5HT 2A receptor than the D2.
Sedation is common and relates to a high affinity for histamine. These
medications have the least risk of EPS but a high risk for weight gain and
metabolic abnormalities.
olanzapine (Zyprexa) - (ANSWER)treatment of schizophrenia age 13 and older
Special Comments: Best tolerated antipsychotic
Risk:
High metabolic risk
Highest risk for weight gain, blood dyscrasias, QT prolongation, cardiovascular
disease, cerebrovascular effects, hyperglycemia, and hyperprolactinemia
quetiapine (Seroquel) - (ANSWER)use for schizophrenia ages 13 and older
Risk:
Moderate metabolic risk
Low EPS risk
,2
Risk of orthostatic hypotension, blood dyscrasias (neutropenia, leukopenia, and
agranulocytosis), QT prolongation, weight gain, and renal and hepatic impairment
asenapine (Saphris) - (ANSWER)approved for schizophrenia ages 10 and older
Special Comments: Available in sublingual and transdermal patch
Risk:
Low metabolic risk
clozapine (Clozaril) - (ANSWER)Approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia
and chronic suicidal behavior in schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
Not indicated in acute presentation of schizophrenia
Special Comments: The Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) must be >1500/mm3
when used and requires initial and weekly monitoring of WBC, granulocyte, and
neutrophil counts.
Risk:
High metabolic risk
Highest risk for weight gain.
Low EPS risk.
Black box warning: may cause severe neutropenia
, 3
Contraindicated in liver disease and hepatic failure
Not a first-choice mediation for treating schizophrenia
Psychosis - (ANSWER)makes people feel out of control and out of touch with
reality
Antipsychotic meds can help relieve sx
positive symptoms of schizophrenia - (ANSWER)hallucinations
delusions
Thought disorder
Hostility
Excitability
negative sx of schizophrenia - (ANSWER)the "A's"
alogia
asociality
anhedonia
affective flattening
amotivation
cognitive sx of schizophrenia - (ANSWER)Attention
