PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS – AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS
– AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS
2024
WhatVisVdissemination?V-VANSWERVGettingVtheVresearchVinformationVoutVtoVthoseVwhoVneedVtoVknowVit!



PublicationV-VhighestVlevel

PresentingVatVNationalVConference

PresentingVatVLocalVConference

JournalVClubVwhereVoneVpersonVreviewsVanVarticle



WhatVdoesVaV17VonVMMSEVmean?V-VANSWERVModerateVcognitiveVimpairment



WhatVisVTegretolVinVtheVCYP450Vsystem?V-VANSWERVInducerV-->willVlowerVdoseVofVLamictalVandVBCP's



WhatVdoVBCP'sVdoVtoVLamictal?V-VANSWERVInducerV-VwillVlowerVdoseVofVLamictal



WhatVisVaVTypeVIVresearchVerror?V-VANSWERVThereVISVaVdifferenceVbutVyouVsayVthereVisn'tVaVdifference.



WhatVisVaVTypeVIIVresearchVerror?V-VANSWERVThereVisVNOVdifferenceVbutVyouVsayVthereVisVaVdifference.



WhatVisVpseudo-dementia?V-
VANSWERVCognitiveVimpairmentVsecondaryVtoVdepressionVthatVclearsVwhenVtreatedVinVtheVelderly.VDemen

tiaVwon'tVimprove.



IsVitVnormalVforVaV1VmonthVoldVtoVhaveVaVpalmarVgrasp?V-VANSWERVYes.



WhatVisVaVdrugV1/2Vlife?V-VANSWERVTheVtimeVitVtakesVforV50%VofVaVdrugVtoVbeVeliminatedVfromVtheVbody.



WhatV3VatypicalsVcanVbeVusedVwithVteens?V-VANSWERVZyprexa,VAbilify,VSeroquelV-VlowVdoses

,WhatVisVaVriskVofVusingVTramadol?V-VANSWERVSerotoninVSyndromeVasVitVisVveryVserotonergic.



WhatVisVtheValleleVseenVinVAsiansVthatVincreaseVtheVriskVofVSJS?V-VANSWERVHLAB-1502



WhenVmightVyouVseeVtoxicVepidermalVnecrolysis?V-VANSWERVWithVworseningVofVSJS



HowVmanyVgenerationsVdoVyouVincludeVforVaVgenogram?V-VANSWERV1stVdegreeV-Vmother,Vfather,Vsiblings

2ndVdegreeV-VgrandparentsV&Vcousins

3rdVdegreeV-



WhatVdoesVmessengerVRNAVcodeVfor?V-VANSWERVAminoVAcids



WhatVisVepigenetics?V-VANSWERVFactorsVthatVaffectVgenesV-Venvironmental,Vsmoking,Vstress,Vetc...



WhatVpartVofVtheVbrainVisVinvolvedVwithVOCD?V-VANSWERVBasalVGanglia

Occipito-Frontal



WhatVhappensVtoVtheVbrainVduringVadolescence?V-VANSWERVDendriticVpruning

EmotionsVareVcontrolledVbyVamygdala

ByVadulthood,VPFCVinvolvedVasVwell



WhenVdoVmalesVtypicallyVpresentVwithVschizophrenia?V-VANSWERV10-25Vyo



WhenVdoVfemalesVtypicallyVpresentVwithVschizophrenia?V-VANSWERV25-35Vyo



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VANSWERVYouVwillVneedVtoVdecreasesVtheVlevelVbecauseVTrileptal(inducer)VandVerythromycinVisVaVinhibitor

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HTN



WhatVareVsomeVpsychiatricVsideVeffectsVseenVwithVsomeVasthmaVdrugsV-
VANSWERVLeukotrieneVreceptorVagonistsV-

Vsingulair,Vaccolade,VzyfloV=Vagitation,Vaggression,Vanxiety,Vhallucinations,Vdepression,Vinsomnia,VSI,Vtremo

r



WhatVshouldVyouVwatchVforVwithVTegretol?V-VANSWERVAgranulocytosisVandVHyponatremia



WhatVareVtheV3VCKVmuscleVenzymeVtests?V-VANSWERVCKBB,VCKMM,VCKMB



WhichVoneVofVtheV3VmuscleVenzymesVareVrelatedVtoVcardiacVmuscleVdamage?V-VANSWERVCKMB



WhatVisVtheVriskVofVaVseriouslyVelevatedVCKMB?V-VANSWERVPolymyositis

Rhabdo



WhatVisVaVnormalVCKMB?V-VANSWERV0.3Vmcg/L



WhatVpsychoactivesVdoesVDetrolVinteractVwith?V-VANSWERVTopamax

KCL

Zonegran



WhatVCNVareVyouVassessingVwhenVyouVhaveVtheVpatientVshrugVtheirVshoulders?V-VANSWERVCNVXIV-
VSpinalVAccessory




WhatVdoVyouVseeVinVlabsVwithVHIVV&VDementia?V-VANSWERVCD4V<200

ViralVLoadVisVhigh

<20%VgetVitVwithVantiretroviralVtreatment

, WhatVisVtheVscoringVwithVtheVBeckVDepressionVInventory?V-VANSWERVSelf-ReportV-V0-63

0-13V-Vminimal

14-19V-Vmild

20-28V-Vmoderate

29-63V-Vsevere



WhatVisVsensitivity?V-VANSWERVHelpsVrule-outVdiseaseV=VTrueVPositiveV=VSnout



WhatVisVspecificity?V-VANSWERVHelpsVrule-inVdiseaseV=VTrueVNegativeV=VSpin



WhatVdoesVaVsedVrateVmeasure?V-VANSWERVInflammationV(ESRV-
VErythrocyteVSedimentationVRate)V=VdistanceVinVmmVRBC'sVhaveVdescendedVinV1Vhour.




WhatVisVaVnormalVsedVrateVorVESR?V-VANSWERV0-22Vmales

0-29Vfemales



WhatVisVaVreticVcount?V-
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eingVproducedVbyVboneVmarrow.



WhatVdoesVaVdecreasedVreticVcountVindicate?V-VANSWERVAnemiaV-VacuteVorVchronicVbleeding



WhatVdoesVanVincreasedVreticVcountVindicate?V-VANSWERVBoneVmarrowVdisorderVorVVitaminVDeficiency



WhatVdoesVanVabnormalVreticVountVindicateVinVgeneral?V-
VANSWERVDoesn'tVdiagnoseVanything.VFirstVstepVisVIDVsourceVofVtheVissue.




WhatVhappensVwhenVyouVmixVtegretolVandVmacrolides?V-VANSWERVIncreaseVtegretolVlevels.



WhatVhappensVifVaVpregnantVwomenVtakesVAccutane?V-VANSWERVBirthVdefects.