CMN 548 FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025 2026 UPDATE 100
PERCENT CORRECT UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTH ALABAMA ACTUAL EXAMINATION
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥Agonist (full agonist). Answer: A drug that binds to a specific receptor
producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the
neurotransmitter affecting that receptor
⩥Pharmacodynamics. Answer: The time course and intensity of a drug's
effect/what the drug does to the body
⩥Pharmacokinetics. Answer: What the body does to a drug
⩥Tolerance. Answer: Develops over time a need to use increased doses
of a medication/drug to maintain a clinical effect. Or, a decreased
sensitivity to adverse effects of a drug
⩥Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Answer: A systemic, immune-mediated
reaction that can be fatal or result in permanent scarring or blindness
,⩥Antagonist. Answer: A compound that blinds to a receptor that blocks
or reduces the action of another substance at the receptor site
⩥Hyponatremia. Answer: Common symptoms of this medication side
effect include confusion, agitation, and lethargy. (tx with oxcarbazepine
& SSRIs)
⩥Therapeutic index. Answer: ratio of the median toxic dose to the
median effective dose
⩥Somnolence. Answer: Daytime sleepiness
⩥Black Box Warning. Answer: This warning reflects that a medication
may cause a serious or even life-threatening side effect
⩥Partial or Mixed Agonist. Answer: A compound that elicits a partial
pharmacological response at the receptor site involved
⩥Remission. Answer: The degree of improvement to below the
syndromal threshold of a disorder
⩥Paradoxical. Answer: A response to a drug that represents the clinical
effect opposite of what is expected
,⩥Inverse agonist. Answer: An agent that binds to the same receptor site
as an agonist but produces the opposite pharmacological effect
⩥4 major transmitters. Answer: Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA,
Norepinephrine
⩥Dopamine transmitter affects?. Answer: affects mood, Psychosis,
ADHD, Addiction
⩥Serotonin transmitter affects?. Answer: Depression, aggression, OCD,
Panic, GAD, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Violence, Sexual dysfunction,
substance addiction
⩥Norepinephrine affects?. Answer: Affects mood, anxiety, psychosis,
ADHD (part), drug withdrawal
⩥GABA affects?. Answer: Fear, anxiety, worry
⩥Irreversible MAOIs Types. Answer: MAOa and MAOb
⩥Irreversible MAOIs medications. Answer: Phenelzine (Nardil)
isocarboxazid (Marplan)
tranylcypromine (Parnate)
, ⩥A single dose of MAOIs may persist in its inhibition of MAO for how
long?. Answer: because they irreversibly inactivate MAOs, the
therapeutic effect of a single dose of irreversible MAOIs may persist for
as long as 2 weeks
⩥What are the most frequent adverse effects of MAOIs?. Answer:
orthostatic hypotension, insomnia, weight gain, edema, sexual
dysfunction
⩥Reversible MAOIs (RIMAs) medications?. Answer: Moclobemide
(Maerix)
⩥How long will it take to recover MAO activity after a final dose of
RIMA?. Answer: MAO activity recovers completely 24-48 hrs after the
last dose of a RIMA
⩥MAOIs are used to treat what conditions?. Answer: depression
panic disorder
social phobia
bulimia nervosa
ptsd
anginal pain
atypical facial pain
migraine
AND ANSWERS 2025 2026 UPDATE 100
PERCENT CORRECT UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTH ALABAMA ACTUAL EXAMINATION
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥Agonist (full agonist). Answer: A drug that binds to a specific receptor
producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the
neurotransmitter affecting that receptor
⩥Pharmacodynamics. Answer: The time course and intensity of a drug's
effect/what the drug does to the body
⩥Pharmacokinetics. Answer: What the body does to a drug
⩥Tolerance. Answer: Develops over time a need to use increased doses
of a medication/drug to maintain a clinical effect. Or, a decreased
sensitivity to adverse effects of a drug
⩥Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Answer: A systemic, immune-mediated
reaction that can be fatal or result in permanent scarring or blindness
,⩥Antagonist. Answer: A compound that blinds to a receptor that blocks
or reduces the action of another substance at the receptor site
⩥Hyponatremia. Answer: Common symptoms of this medication side
effect include confusion, agitation, and lethargy. (tx with oxcarbazepine
& SSRIs)
⩥Therapeutic index. Answer: ratio of the median toxic dose to the
median effective dose
⩥Somnolence. Answer: Daytime sleepiness
⩥Black Box Warning. Answer: This warning reflects that a medication
may cause a serious or even life-threatening side effect
⩥Partial or Mixed Agonist. Answer: A compound that elicits a partial
pharmacological response at the receptor site involved
⩥Remission. Answer: The degree of improvement to below the
syndromal threshold of a disorder
⩥Paradoxical. Answer: A response to a drug that represents the clinical
effect opposite of what is expected
,⩥Inverse agonist. Answer: An agent that binds to the same receptor site
as an agonist but produces the opposite pharmacological effect
⩥4 major transmitters. Answer: Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA,
Norepinephrine
⩥Dopamine transmitter affects?. Answer: affects mood, Psychosis,
ADHD, Addiction
⩥Serotonin transmitter affects?. Answer: Depression, aggression, OCD,
Panic, GAD, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Violence, Sexual dysfunction,
substance addiction
⩥Norepinephrine affects?. Answer: Affects mood, anxiety, psychosis,
ADHD (part), drug withdrawal
⩥GABA affects?. Answer: Fear, anxiety, worry
⩥Irreversible MAOIs Types. Answer: MAOa and MAOb
⩥Irreversible MAOIs medications. Answer: Phenelzine (Nardil)
isocarboxazid (Marplan)
tranylcypromine (Parnate)
, ⩥A single dose of MAOIs may persist in its inhibition of MAO for how
long?. Answer: because they irreversibly inactivate MAOs, the
therapeutic effect of a single dose of irreversible MAOIs may persist for
as long as 2 weeks
⩥What are the most frequent adverse effects of MAOIs?. Answer:
orthostatic hypotension, insomnia, weight gain, edema, sexual
dysfunction
⩥Reversible MAOIs (RIMAs) medications?. Answer: Moclobemide
(Maerix)
⩥How long will it take to recover MAO activity after a final dose of
RIMA?. Answer: MAO activity recovers completely 24-48 hrs after the
last dose of a RIMA
⩥MAOIs are used to treat what conditions?. Answer: depression
panic disorder
social phobia
bulimia nervosa
ptsd
anginal pain
atypical facial pain
migraine
