MH 701 SAFETY EXAM 3
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
,1. Results from heavy, prolonged drinking
F. Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
thought to be related to poor nutrition and
features are
Impaired ability to learn new information, re-
call remote information, neuropathy, unsteady
gait, myopathy
A. Alcohol-induced psychosis
B. Delirium tremens (DTs)
C. Karsakoff's Syndrome
D. Wernicke's encephalopathy
E. Alcoholic Dementia
F. Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
2. T/F: medication-assisted treatment opioid use
True
disorders frequently requires life-long treat-
ment
3. What is an appropriate medication for depres- C. nortriptyline
sion in the geriatric population?
A. tranylcypromine
B. paroxetine
C. nortriptyline
D. fluoxetine
4. What is the cause of Wernicke's encephalopa- D. thiamine deficiency
thy?
A. vitamin C deficiency
B. magnesium deficiency
C. fluid overload
D. thiamine deficiency
5. C. full mu receptor agonist
, Methadone is what type of medication?
A. it doesn't block mu receptors
B. partial mu receptor agonist
C. full mu receptor agonist
D. it's the opposite of suboxone
6. Naltrexone blocks what receptors? A. mu opioid receptors
A. mu opioid receptors
B. A1 receptors
C. beta receptors
D. dopamine receptors
7. Naltrexone is used for what? A. opioid use disorder
A. opioid use disorder B. alcohol craving prevention
B. alcohol craving prevention
C. opioid withdrawal
D. alcohol withdrawal
8. A patient with MDD has their depression B. naltrexone
well-controlled on Prozac, but they are having
increased anxiety 2-3 times a month and are
requesting a medication to help with it. What
would be a good choice medication for this
patient?
A. low-dose valium
B. naltrexone
C. suboxone
D. gabapentin
9. When is a good time to start buprenorphine A. in mild withdrawal
treatment?
A. in mild withdrawal
B. start it about 7 days after last opioid use
, C. start it immediately
D. 12-24 hours after last use
10. MOA of amphetamines (Adderall) includes A. transported into dopamine termi-
A. transported into dopamine terminal nal
B. DAT & NET blockade B. DAT & NET blockade
C. increased glutamate activity
D. only inhibitor of NET
11. MOA of methylphenidate includes B. DAT & NET blockade
A. transported into dopamine terminal
B. DAT & NET blockade
C. increased glutamate activity
D. only inhibitor of NET
12. T/F: there is NO black box warning about chil- False
dren and use of antidepressants causing suici-
dal ideation
13. T/F: there is. a black box warning for elder- True
ly with dementia-related to psychosis treated
with antipsychotic drugs for increased risk of
death
14. Which of the following is FDA approved for A. latuda (lurasidone)
treatment of aggression in children and ado- B. risperdal (risperidone)
lescents?
A. latuda (lurasidone)
B. risperdal (risperidone)
C. venlafaxine (effexor)
D. tegretol (carbamazepine)
15. A. prozac (fluoxetine)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
,1. Results from heavy, prolonged drinking
F. Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
thought to be related to poor nutrition and
features are
Impaired ability to learn new information, re-
call remote information, neuropathy, unsteady
gait, myopathy
A. Alcohol-induced psychosis
B. Delirium tremens (DTs)
C. Karsakoff's Syndrome
D. Wernicke's encephalopathy
E. Alcoholic Dementia
F. Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
2. T/F: medication-assisted treatment opioid use
True
disorders frequently requires life-long treat-
ment
3. What is an appropriate medication for depres- C. nortriptyline
sion in the geriatric population?
A. tranylcypromine
B. paroxetine
C. nortriptyline
D. fluoxetine
4. What is the cause of Wernicke's encephalopa- D. thiamine deficiency
thy?
A. vitamin C deficiency
B. magnesium deficiency
C. fluid overload
D. thiamine deficiency
5. C. full mu receptor agonist
, Methadone is what type of medication?
A. it doesn't block mu receptors
B. partial mu receptor agonist
C. full mu receptor agonist
D. it's the opposite of suboxone
6. Naltrexone blocks what receptors? A. mu opioid receptors
A. mu opioid receptors
B. A1 receptors
C. beta receptors
D. dopamine receptors
7. Naltrexone is used for what? A. opioid use disorder
A. opioid use disorder B. alcohol craving prevention
B. alcohol craving prevention
C. opioid withdrawal
D. alcohol withdrawal
8. A patient with MDD has their depression B. naltrexone
well-controlled on Prozac, but they are having
increased anxiety 2-3 times a month and are
requesting a medication to help with it. What
would be a good choice medication for this
patient?
A. low-dose valium
B. naltrexone
C. suboxone
D. gabapentin
9. When is a good time to start buprenorphine A. in mild withdrawal
treatment?
A. in mild withdrawal
B. start it about 7 days after last opioid use
, C. start it immediately
D. 12-24 hours after last use
10. MOA of amphetamines (Adderall) includes A. transported into dopamine termi-
A. transported into dopamine terminal nal
B. DAT & NET blockade B. DAT & NET blockade
C. increased glutamate activity
D. only inhibitor of NET
11. MOA of methylphenidate includes B. DAT & NET blockade
A. transported into dopamine terminal
B. DAT & NET blockade
C. increased glutamate activity
D. only inhibitor of NET
12. T/F: there is NO black box warning about chil- False
dren and use of antidepressants causing suici-
dal ideation
13. T/F: there is. a black box warning for elder- True
ly with dementia-related to psychosis treated
with antipsychotic drugs for increased risk of
death
14. Which of the following is FDA approved for A. latuda (lurasidone)
treatment of aggression in children and ado- B. risperdal (risperidone)
lescents?
A. latuda (lurasidone)
B. risperdal (risperidone)
C. venlafaxine (effexor)
D. tegretol (carbamazepine)
15. A. prozac (fluoxetine)
