Georgette review for Boards Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
substantia nigra - Correct answer-dopamine is produced here
Aplastic anemia - Correct answer-Tegretol side effect
Serotonin discontinuation syndrome - Correct answer-Sensory disturbance,
sleeping disturbance, disequilibrium, flu like sx, dizzy, n/v
Sign of fetal alcohol syndrome - Correct answer-small head, smooth palpebral
fissure, inner epicanthal folds
*sign of serotonin syndrome - Correct answer-hyperthermia, shivering, anxiety,
diaphoresis, diarrhea
to get reluctant patient to engage use what - Correct answer-open ended questions
Rhett syndrome - Correct answer-a rare disorder found virtually exclusively in
girls, is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which the child usually develops
normally unitl about 6 to 18 months of age at which characteristics of the
syndrome emerge; characteristics include: hypotonia (loss of muscle tone), reduced
eye contact, decelerated head growth, and disinterest in play activities
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,Risk factor for serotonin syndrome - Correct answer-more than 1 SSRI, St Johns
wart, tramadol, demerol, Ultram
State board of nursing, ANA, regulates what - Correct answer-Scope of practice
PHQ-9 over 20 - Correct answer-Severe depression
Cranial nerve VII, sensory and motor - Correct answer-Puff cheeks
Trichotillomania/OCD - Correct answer-Pulling hair out
Raphi Nuclei - Correct answer-Serotonergic neurons in the brain, produce
serotonin
"I don't know answers" - Correct answer-Pseudo dementia, depression
PANDAS associated with - Correct answer-Strep, Pediatric autoimmune
neuropsychiatric disorder. If OCD, did they have strep recently
Lyrica - Correct answer-Patient has neuropathic pain, gabapentin not helping. What
med may
Almost completely absorbed, 3 times more than gabapentin - Correct answer-Why
Lyrica works better for pain
Conversion syndrome - Correct answer-Patient lost friend and now experiences
paralysis. Repressed unconscious intrapsychic conflicts
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, Tardive dyskinesia - Correct answer-a person with EPS will most likely experience
Alpha 2 delta protein - Correct answer-pain is linked to ability to bind to what
Double Serum Lithium level - Correct answer-NSAID and Ace inhibitors do what
to lithium
NMS labs - Correct answer-increased creatinine kinase, WBC, LDH, LFT's
(rhabdomyolysis due to muscle tremors and rigidity)
Norepinephrine - Correct answer-helps control alertness and arousal, mood hunger
and sleep
This is synthesized in the Locus Coeruleus - Correct answer-Norepinephrine
Identify NMS with these key features - Correct answer-Rigidity, Autonomic
instability, fever, change LOC, drooling
Meningitis - Correct answer-nuchal rigidity, stiffness in cervical neck
These can cause mania - Correct answer-steroids, antabuse, isonaizid,
antidepressants in bipolar
MMSE - Correct answer-test for abstract versus concrete operations
MMSE 0-17 shows - Correct answer-Severe cognitive impairment
MMSE 24-40 - Correct answer-No cognitive impairment
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
substantia nigra - Correct answer-dopamine is produced here
Aplastic anemia - Correct answer-Tegretol side effect
Serotonin discontinuation syndrome - Correct answer-Sensory disturbance,
sleeping disturbance, disequilibrium, flu like sx, dizzy, n/v
Sign of fetal alcohol syndrome - Correct answer-small head, smooth palpebral
fissure, inner epicanthal folds
*sign of serotonin syndrome - Correct answer-hyperthermia, shivering, anxiety,
diaphoresis, diarrhea
to get reluctant patient to engage use what - Correct answer-open ended questions
Rhett syndrome - Correct answer-a rare disorder found virtually exclusively in
girls, is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which the child usually develops
normally unitl about 6 to 18 months of age at which characteristics of the
syndrome emerge; characteristics include: hypotonia (loss of muscle tone), reduced
eye contact, decelerated head growth, and disinterest in play activities
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,Risk factor for serotonin syndrome - Correct answer-more than 1 SSRI, St Johns
wart, tramadol, demerol, Ultram
State board of nursing, ANA, regulates what - Correct answer-Scope of practice
PHQ-9 over 20 - Correct answer-Severe depression
Cranial nerve VII, sensory and motor - Correct answer-Puff cheeks
Trichotillomania/OCD - Correct answer-Pulling hair out
Raphi Nuclei - Correct answer-Serotonergic neurons in the brain, produce
serotonin
"I don't know answers" - Correct answer-Pseudo dementia, depression
PANDAS associated with - Correct answer-Strep, Pediatric autoimmune
neuropsychiatric disorder. If OCD, did they have strep recently
Lyrica - Correct answer-Patient has neuropathic pain, gabapentin not helping. What
med may
Almost completely absorbed, 3 times more than gabapentin - Correct answer-Why
Lyrica works better for pain
Conversion syndrome - Correct answer-Patient lost friend and now experiences
paralysis. Repressed unconscious intrapsychic conflicts
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, Tardive dyskinesia - Correct answer-a person with EPS will most likely experience
Alpha 2 delta protein - Correct answer-pain is linked to ability to bind to what
Double Serum Lithium level - Correct answer-NSAID and Ace inhibitors do what
to lithium
NMS labs - Correct answer-increased creatinine kinase, WBC, LDH, LFT's
(rhabdomyolysis due to muscle tremors and rigidity)
Norepinephrine - Correct answer-helps control alertness and arousal, mood hunger
and sleep
This is synthesized in the Locus Coeruleus - Correct answer-Norepinephrine
Identify NMS with these key features - Correct answer-Rigidity, Autonomic
instability, fever, change LOC, drooling
Meningitis - Correct answer-nuchal rigidity, stiffness in cervical neck
These can cause mania - Correct answer-steroids, antabuse, isonaizid,
antidepressants in bipolar
MMSE - Correct answer-test for abstract versus concrete operations
MMSE 0-17 shows - Correct answer-Severe cognitive impairment
MMSE 24-40 - Correct answer-No cognitive impairment
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