PMHNP Exam Questions with Verified Solutions
What type of abnormal movement DOES NOT warrant the use of Benztropine and may actually
make it worse?✔✔Tardive Dyskinesia
When do you prescribe Tetrabenazine? what should you keep in mind when prescribing?✔✔-
TD
- causes depression
opioid withdrawal causes the pupils to..✔✔dilate
opioids (heroin, morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, codeine) causes the pupils to..✔✔constrict
what is secondary prevention? provide example✔✔-goal to decrease the prevalence of a threat
- ex: screening, prompt treatment.
what is tertiary prevention? provide example.✔✔- goal to decrease the severity of a disorder.
-ex: rehabilitation services
a positive babinski test is WNL until..✔✔2 y.o. (fanning upward of toes)
diadochokinesia is...✔✔ability to perform rapid alternating movements.
a child is considered overweight according to the BMI scale when...✔✔85th percentile and up
, 2 psych meds that put you at risk for agranulocytosis✔✔-Clozapine
-Carbamazepine
2 psych meds that put you at risk for SJS✔✔- Carbamazepine
- Lamotrigine
bipolar 1 patient with blurry vision may be experiencing...✔✔cataracts r/t quetiapine
which two (relevent) meds can cause hypocalcemia. what are s/sx?✔✔- barbiturates
- anticonvulsants (carbamazepine)
-s/sx: confusion, convulsions, hyperreflexia
which 2 (relevant) med can cause hypercalcemia? what are s/sx?✔✔- oral contraceptives
- vit. D supplements
- s/sx: behavioral changes, weakness, bradycardia
alcoholism can create a _________ deficency✔✔magnesium
define pharmacokinetics✔✔what the body does to the drug. includes absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion
Define pharmacodynamics✔✔what the drug does to the body
In reflective practice, you make sense of experiences. what are some outcomes of
this?✔✔improving:
-critical thinking
What type of abnormal movement DOES NOT warrant the use of Benztropine and may actually
make it worse?✔✔Tardive Dyskinesia
When do you prescribe Tetrabenazine? what should you keep in mind when prescribing?✔✔-
TD
- causes depression
opioid withdrawal causes the pupils to..✔✔dilate
opioids (heroin, morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, codeine) causes the pupils to..✔✔constrict
what is secondary prevention? provide example✔✔-goal to decrease the prevalence of a threat
- ex: screening, prompt treatment.
what is tertiary prevention? provide example.✔✔- goal to decrease the severity of a disorder.
-ex: rehabilitation services
a positive babinski test is WNL until..✔✔2 y.o. (fanning upward of toes)
diadochokinesia is...✔✔ability to perform rapid alternating movements.
a child is considered overweight according to the BMI scale when...✔✔85th percentile and up
, 2 psych meds that put you at risk for agranulocytosis✔✔-Clozapine
-Carbamazepine
2 psych meds that put you at risk for SJS✔✔- Carbamazepine
- Lamotrigine
bipolar 1 patient with blurry vision may be experiencing...✔✔cataracts r/t quetiapine
which two (relevent) meds can cause hypocalcemia. what are s/sx?✔✔- barbiturates
- anticonvulsants (carbamazepine)
-s/sx: confusion, convulsions, hyperreflexia
which 2 (relevant) med can cause hypercalcemia? what are s/sx?✔✔- oral contraceptives
- vit. D supplements
- s/sx: behavioral changes, weakness, bradycardia
alcoholism can create a _________ deficency✔✔magnesium
define pharmacokinetics✔✔what the body does to the drug. includes absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion
Define pharmacodynamics✔✔what the drug does to the body
In reflective practice, you make sense of experiences. what are some outcomes of
this?✔✔improving:
-critical thinking
