AANP PMHNP Certification Exam |
Complete Questions with Correct Answers
and Detailed Rationales - Latest Update
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.
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...
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
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - ANSWER
Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER 0.3 mcg/L
Complete Questions with Correct Answers
and Detailed Rationales - Latest Update
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.
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...
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
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - ANSWER
Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER 0.3 mcg/L
