NSG 533 Advanced Pharmacology Week 4 Test 1
2025-2026 Question And Answers SOUTH
UNIVERSITY
A 26-year-old man with a history of depression has been taking sertraline 200
mg/day for 12 weeks with no response. The patient has no other complications.
The physician asks for your recommendation. The most reasonable
recommendation would be to:
A. Increase sertraline
B. Add fluoxetine
C. Switch to amitriptyline
D. Change to venlafaxine
E. Decrease sertraline
D
Which of the following is a dangerous combination?
A. MAOI-lorazepam
B. MAOI-acetaminophen
C. MAOI-meperidine
D. MAOI-ziprasidone
,C
Which of the following SSRIs requires up to a 5-week washout period because of
the
long half-life of its potent active metabolite?
A. Escitalopram
B. Fluvoxamine
C. Fluoxetine
D. Sertraline
C
Which of the following symptoms is most likely to improve within approximately
1 week
of starting treatment?
A. Depressed mood
B. Suicidal thoughts
C. Anhedonia
D. Sleep
D
, Of the following combinations of medications, which one would you want to avoid?
A. Fluoxetine-lithium
B. Fluoxetine-phenelzine
C. Citalopram-valproic acid
D. Citalopram-aripiprazole
B
A 23-year-old married white woman comes to the outpatient psychiatric clinic
complaining of decreased sleep, decreased appetite, decreased concentration,
depressed
mood, thoughts of death, and lack of interest in activities for 6 weeks' duration. She
has
no history of psychiatric illness and takes no medications except for Ortho-Tri
Cyclen Lo
daily. Based upon the patients symptoms, choose the best medication to treat this
patient.
A. Nefazodone 100 mg po twice daily
B. Paroxetine 20 mg po daily
C. St. John's wort 300 mg po three times daily
D. Amitriptyline 25 mg at bedtime
B
2025-2026 Question And Answers SOUTH
UNIVERSITY
A 26-year-old man with a history of depression has been taking sertraline 200
mg/day for 12 weeks with no response. The patient has no other complications.
The physician asks for your recommendation. The most reasonable
recommendation would be to:
A. Increase sertraline
B. Add fluoxetine
C. Switch to amitriptyline
D. Change to venlafaxine
E. Decrease sertraline
D
Which of the following is a dangerous combination?
A. MAOI-lorazepam
B. MAOI-acetaminophen
C. MAOI-meperidine
D. MAOI-ziprasidone
,C
Which of the following SSRIs requires up to a 5-week washout period because of
the
long half-life of its potent active metabolite?
A. Escitalopram
B. Fluvoxamine
C. Fluoxetine
D. Sertraline
C
Which of the following symptoms is most likely to improve within approximately
1 week
of starting treatment?
A. Depressed mood
B. Suicidal thoughts
C. Anhedonia
D. Sleep
D
, Of the following combinations of medications, which one would you want to avoid?
A. Fluoxetine-lithium
B. Fluoxetine-phenelzine
C. Citalopram-valproic acid
D. Citalopram-aripiprazole
B
A 23-year-old married white woman comes to the outpatient psychiatric clinic
complaining of decreased sleep, decreased appetite, decreased concentration,
depressed
mood, thoughts of death, and lack of interest in activities for 6 weeks' duration. She
has
no history of psychiatric illness and takes no medications except for Ortho-Tri
Cyclen Lo
daily. Based upon the patients symptoms, choose the best medication to treat this
patient.
A. Nefazodone 100 mg po twice daily
B. Paroxetine 20 mg po daily
C. St. John's wort 300 mg po three times daily
D. Amitriptyline 25 mg at bedtime
B
