PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatDisDdissemination?D-DANSWERDGettingDtheDresearchDinformationDoutDtoDthoseDwhoDneedDtoDknowDit!
PublicationD-DhighestDlevel
PresentingDatDNationalDConference
PresentingDatDLocalDConference
JournalDClubDwhereDoneDpersonDreviewsDanDarticle
WhatDdoesDaD17DonDMMSEDmean?D-DANSWERDModerateDcognitiveDimpairment
WhatDisDTegretolDinDtheDCYP450Dsystem?D-DANSWERDInducerD-->willDlowerDdoseDofDLamictalDandDBCP's
WhatDdoDBCP'sDdoDtoDLamictal?D-DANSWERDInducerD-DwillDlowerDdoseDofDLamictal
WhatDisDaDTypeDIDresearchDerror?D-DANSWERDThereDISDaDdifferenceDbutDyouDsayDthereDisn'tDaDdifference.
WhatDisDaDTypeDIIDresearchDerror?D-DANSWERDThereDisDNODdifferenceDbutDyouDsayDthereDisDaDdifference.
WhatDisDpseudo-dementia?D-
DANSWERDCognitiveDimpairmentDsecondaryDtoDdepressionDthatDclearsDwhenDtreatedDinDtheDelderly.DDeme
ntiaDwon'tDimprove.
IsDitDnormalDforDaD1DmonthDoldDtoDhaveDaDpalmarDgrasp?D-DANSWERDYes.
WhatDisDaDdrugD1/2Dlife?D-DANSWERDTheDtimeDitDtakesDforD50%DofDaDdrugDtoDbeDeliminatedDfromDtheDbody.
WhatD3DatypicalsDcanDbeDusedDwithDteens?D-DANSWERDZyprexa,DAbilify,DSeroquelD-DlowDdoses
,WhatDisDaDriskDofDusingDTramadol?D-DANSWERDSerotoninDSyndromeDasDitDisDveryDserotonergic.
WhatDisDtheDalleleDseenDinDAsiansDthatDincreaseDtheDriskDofDSJS?D-DANSWERDHLAB-1502
WhenDmightDyouDseeDtoxicDepidermalDnecrolysis?D-DANSWERDWithDworseningDofDSJS
HowDmanyDgenerationsDdoDyouDincludeDforDaDgenogram?D-DANSWERD1stDdegreeD-Dmother,Dfather,Dsiblings
2ndDdegreeD-DgrandparentsD&Dcousins
3rdDdegreeD-
WhatDdoesDmessengerDRNADcodeDfor?D-DANSWERDAminoDAcids
WhatDisDepigenetics?D-DANSWERDFactorsDthatDaffectDgenesD-Denvironmental,Dsmoking,Dstress,Detc...
WhatDpartDofDtheDbrainDisDinvolvedDwithDOCD?D-DANSWERDBasalDGanglia
Occipito-Frontal
WhatDhappensDtoDtheDbrainDduringDadolescence?D-DANSWERDDendriticDpruning
EmotionsDareDcontrolledDbyDamygdala
ByDadulthood,DPFCDinvolvedDasDwell
WhenDdoDmalesDtypicallyDpresentDwithDschizophrenia?D-DANSWERD10-25Dyo
WhenDdoDfemalesDtypicallyDpresentDwithDschizophrenia?D-DANSWERD25-35Dyo
WhatDdoesDErythromycinDtoDtrileptal?D-
DANSWERDYouDwillDneedDtoDdecreasesDtheDlevelDbecauseDTrileptal(inducer)DandDerythromycinDisDaDinhibito
r
,ACEDInhibitorsDareDtheDdrugDofDchoiceDforDwhat?D-DANSWERDHeartDFailure
HTN
WhatDareDsomeDpsychiatricDsideDeffectsDseenDwithDsomeDasthmaDdrugsD-
DANSWERDLeukotrieneDreceptorDagonistsD-
Dsingulair,Daccolade,DzyfloD=Dagitation,Daggression,Danxiety,Dhallucinations,Ddepression,Dinsomnia,DSI,Dtrem
or
WhatDshouldDyouDwatchDforDwithDTegretol?D-DANSWERDAgranulocytosisDandDHyponatremia
WhatDareDtheD3DCKDmuscleDenzymeDtests?D-DANSWERDCKBB,DCKMM,DCKMB
WhichDoneDofDtheD3DmuscleDenzymesDareDrelatedDtoDcardiacDmuscleDdamage?D-DANSWERDCKMB
WhatDisDtheDriskDofDaDseriouslyDelevatedDCKMB?D-DANSWERDPolymyositis
Rhabdo
WhatDisDaDnormalDCKMB?D-DANSWERD0.3Dmcg/L
WhatDpsychoactivesDdoesDDetrolDinteractDwith?D-DANSWERDTopamax
KCL
Zonegran
WhatDCNDareDyouDassessingDwhenDyouDhaveDtheDpatientDshrugDtheirDshoulders?D-DANSWERDCNDXID-
DSpinalDAccessory
WhatDdoDyouDseeDinDlabsDwithDHIVD&DDementia?D-DANSWERDCD4D<200
ViralDLoadDisDhigh
<20%DgetDitDwithDantiretroviralDtreatment
, WhatDisDtheDscoringDwithDtheDBeckDDepressionDInventory?D-DANSWERDSelf-ReportD-D0-63
0-13D-Dminimal
14-19D-Dmild
20-28D-Dmoderate
29-63D-Dsevere
WhatDisDsensitivity?D-DANSWERDHelpsDrule-outDdiseaseD=DTrueDPositiveD=DSnout
WhatDisDspecificity?D-DANSWERDHelpsDrule-inDdiseaseD=DTrueDNegativeD=DSpin
WhatDdoesDaDsedDrateDmeasure?D-DANSWERDInflammationD(ESRD-
DErythrocyteDSedimentationDRate)D=DdistanceDinDmmDRBC'sDhaveDdescendedDinD1Dhour.
WhatDisDaDnormalDsedDrateDorDESR?D-DANSWERD0-22Dmales
0-29Dfemales
WhatDisDaDreticDcount?D-
DANSWERDMeasuresD%DofDreticulocytesDinDbloodD(immatureDRBC's)DIndicatesDwhetherDenoughDRBC'sDareD
beingDproducedDbyDboneDmarrow.
WhatDdoesDaDdecreasedDreticDcountDindicate?D-DANSWERDAnemiaD-DacuteDorDchronicDbleeding
WhatDdoesDanDincreasedDreticDcountDindicate?D-DANSWERDBoneDmarrowDdisorderDorDVitaminDDeficiency
WhatDdoesDanDabnormalDreticDountDindicateDinDgeneral?D-
DANSWERDDoesn'tDdiagnoseDanything.DFirstDstepDisDIDDsourceDofDtheDissue.
WhatDhappensDwhenDyouDmixDtegretolDandDmacrolides?D-DANSWERDIncreaseDtegretolDlevels.
WhatDhappensDifDaDpregnantDwomenDtakesDAccutane?D-DANSWERDBirthDdefects.
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatDisDdissemination?D-DANSWERDGettingDtheDresearchDinformationDoutDtoDthoseDwhoDneedDtoDknowDit!
PublicationD-DhighestDlevel
PresentingDatDNationalDConference
PresentingDatDLocalDConference
JournalDClubDwhereDoneDpersonDreviewsDanDarticle
WhatDdoesDaD17DonDMMSEDmean?D-DANSWERDModerateDcognitiveDimpairment
WhatDisDTegretolDinDtheDCYP450Dsystem?D-DANSWERDInducerD-->willDlowerDdoseDofDLamictalDandDBCP's
WhatDdoDBCP'sDdoDtoDLamictal?D-DANSWERDInducerD-DwillDlowerDdoseDofDLamictal
WhatDisDaDTypeDIDresearchDerror?D-DANSWERDThereDISDaDdifferenceDbutDyouDsayDthereDisn'tDaDdifference.
WhatDisDaDTypeDIIDresearchDerror?D-DANSWERDThereDisDNODdifferenceDbutDyouDsayDthereDisDaDdifference.
WhatDisDpseudo-dementia?D-
DANSWERDCognitiveDimpairmentDsecondaryDtoDdepressionDthatDclearsDwhenDtreatedDinDtheDelderly.DDeme
ntiaDwon'tDimprove.
IsDitDnormalDforDaD1DmonthDoldDtoDhaveDaDpalmarDgrasp?D-DANSWERDYes.
WhatDisDaDdrugD1/2Dlife?D-DANSWERDTheDtimeDitDtakesDforD50%DofDaDdrugDtoDbeDeliminatedDfromDtheDbody.
WhatD3DatypicalsDcanDbeDusedDwithDteens?D-DANSWERDZyprexa,DAbilify,DSeroquelD-DlowDdoses
,WhatDisDaDriskDofDusingDTramadol?D-DANSWERDSerotoninDSyndromeDasDitDisDveryDserotonergic.
WhatDisDtheDalleleDseenDinDAsiansDthatDincreaseDtheDriskDofDSJS?D-DANSWERDHLAB-1502
WhenDmightDyouDseeDtoxicDepidermalDnecrolysis?D-DANSWERDWithDworseningDofDSJS
HowDmanyDgenerationsDdoDyouDincludeDforDaDgenogram?D-DANSWERD1stDdegreeD-Dmother,Dfather,Dsiblings
2ndDdegreeD-DgrandparentsD&Dcousins
3rdDdegreeD-
WhatDdoesDmessengerDRNADcodeDfor?D-DANSWERDAminoDAcids
WhatDisDepigenetics?D-DANSWERDFactorsDthatDaffectDgenesD-Denvironmental,Dsmoking,Dstress,Detc...
WhatDpartDofDtheDbrainDisDinvolvedDwithDOCD?D-DANSWERDBasalDGanglia
Occipito-Frontal
WhatDhappensDtoDtheDbrainDduringDadolescence?D-DANSWERDDendriticDpruning
EmotionsDareDcontrolledDbyDamygdala
ByDadulthood,DPFCDinvolvedDasDwell
WhenDdoDmalesDtypicallyDpresentDwithDschizophrenia?D-DANSWERD10-25Dyo
WhenDdoDfemalesDtypicallyDpresentDwithDschizophrenia?D-DANSWERD25-35Dyo
WhatDdoesDErythromycinDtoDtrileptal?D-
DANSWERDYouDwillDneedDtoDdecreasesDtheDlevelDbecauseDTrileptal(inducer)DandDerythromycinDisDaDinhibito
r
,ACEDInhibitorsDareDtheDdrugDofDchoiceDforDwhat?D-DANSWERDHeartDFailure
HTN
WhatDareDsomeDpsychiatricDsideDeffectsDseenDwithDsomeDasthmaDdrugsD-
DANSWERDLeukotrieneDreceptorDagonistsD-
Dsingulair,Daccolade,DzyfloD=Dagitation,Daggression,Danxiety,Dhallucinations,Ddepression,Dinsomnia,DSI,Dtrem
or
WhatDshouldDyouDwatchDforDwithDTegretol?D-DANSWERDAgranulocytosisDandDHyponatremia
WhatDareDtheD3DCKDmuscleDenzymeDtests?D-DANSWERDCKBB,DCKMM,DCKMB
WhichDoneDofDtheD3DmuscleDenzymesDareDrelatedDtoDcardiacDmuscleDdamage?D-DANSWERDCKMB
WhatDisDtheDriskDofDaDseriouslyDelevatedDCKMB?D-DANSWERDPolymyositis
Rhabdo
WhatDisDaDnormalDCKMB?D-DANSWERD0.3Dmcg/L
WhatDpsychoactivesDdoesDDetrolDinteractDwith?D-DANSWERDTopamax
KCL
Zonegran
WhatDCNDareDyouDassessingDwhenDyouDhaveDtheDpatientDshrugDtheirDshoulders?D-DANSWERDCNDXID-
DSpinalDAccessory
WhatDdoDyouDseeDinDlabsDwithDHIVD&DDementia?D-DANSWERDCD4D<200
ViralDLoadDisDhigh
<20%DgetDitDwithDantiretroviralDtreatment
, WhatDisDtheDscoringDwithDtheDBeckDDepressionDInventory?D-DANSWERDSelf-ReportD-D0-63
0-13D-Dminimal
14-19D-Dmild
20-28D-Dmoderate
29-63D-Dsevere
WhatDisDsensitivity?D-DANSWERDHelpsDrule-outDdiseaseD=DTrueDPositiveD=DSnout
WhatDisDspecificity?D-DANSWERDHelpsDrule-inDdiseaseD=DTrueDNegativeD=DSpin
WhatDdoesDaDsedDrateDmeasure?D-DANSWERDInflammationD(ESRD-
DErythrocyteDSedimentationDRate)D=DdistanceDinDmmDRBC'sDhaveDdescendedDinD1Dhour.
WhatDisDaDnormalDsedDrateDorDESR?D-DANSWERD0-22Dmales
0-29Dfemales
WhatDisDaDreticDcount?D-
DANSWERDMeasuresD%DofDreticulocytesDinDbloodD(immatureDRBC's)DIndicatesDwhetherDenoughDRBC'sDareD
beingDproducedDbyDboneDmarrow.
WhatDdoesDaDdecreasedDreticDcountDindicate?D-DANSWERDAnemiaD-DacuteDorDchronicDbleeding
WhatDdoesDanDincreasedDreticDcountDindicate?D-DANSWERDBoneDmarrowDdisorderDorDVitaminDDeficiency
WhatDdoesDanDabnormalDreticDountDindicateDinDgeneral?D-
DANSWERDDoesn'tDdiagnoseDanything.DFirstDstepDisDIDDsourceDofDtheDissue.
WhatDhappensDwhenDyouDmixDtegretolDandDmacrolides?D-DANSWERDIncreaseDtegretolDlevels.
WhatDhappensDifDaDpregnantDwomenDtakesDAccutane?D-DANSWERDBirthDdefects.
