NRt 568/t NR568t Finalt Exam:t Advancedt
Pharmacologyt fort thet AGPCNPt Guidet
(Latestt 2025/t 2026t Update)t |t Questionst &t
Answers|t Gradet A|t 100%t Correctt
(Verifiedt Solutions)-t Chamberlain
QUESTION
Sidet effectst oft firstt generationt antipsychotics
Answer:
anticholinergict sidet effectst
photosensitivity
weightt gain
sexualt dysfunction
insomnia
Dystonia
Tardivet dyskinesiat (TD)t
Neuroleptict Malignantt Syndromet (NMS)
Prolongedt QTt interval
QUESTION
sidet effectst oft 2ndt generationt antipsychotics
Answer:
-weightt gain
-anticholinergict sidet effects
-sedation
-fatalt bloodt dyscrasiast (agranulocytosis)
QUESTION
Medicationst tot managet socialt anxietyt disordert longt term
,Answer:
sertrline
paroxetinet
initialt effectst takest 4t wkst -t optimalt takest 8-12t wks
QUESTION
Medicationst tot managet socialt anxietyt disordert shortt term
Answer:
Benzodiazepinest
Propranololt andt othert betat blockerst cant helpt witht performancet anxiety.
QUESTION
sidet effectst oft 1stt gent antipsychotics
Answer:
hypotension,t medicationst cant havet sedativet SEt sot cautiont whent driving
QUESTION
Sidet effectst oft 2ndt gent antipsychotics
Answer:
Clozapinet cant causet lifet threateningt agranulocytosis.t uset itt fort patientst whot havet nott
respondedt tot safert alternatives
QUESTION
MAOIt sidet effects
,Answer:
Ast effectivet ast SSRIt &t TCAst butt mostt hazardoust med
hypertensivet crisist -t whent eatingt foodst richt int tyramine
QUESTION
MAOIst mechanismt oft action
Answer:
inhibitt monoaminet oxidaset whicht ist ant enzymet thatt destroyst NE
QUESTION
Whatt baselinet datat ist neededt beforet startingt MAOIs
Answer:
BPt -t ptt becomest hypotensive
QUESTION
Medicationst usedt tot txt panict disorderst andt howt longt shouldt yout take
Answer:
Paroxetine
sertraline
fluoxetine
SSRIst cant increaset anxietyt earlyt int treatment
butt respondst wellt tot allt fourt classest oft antidepressants
shouldt bet takent fort 6-9t monthst ort theret ist at hight ratet oft relapse
, QUESTION
Treatmentt oft ADHDt medications
Answer:
CNSt stimulantst aret 1stt linet (taket int thet AM)t
amphetaminest
Methylphenidatet (ritalin),
Methylxanthinest -t caffeine
Non-stimulantst aret 2ndt linet Atomoxetinet (Strattera)
QUESTION
amphetaminet mechanismt oft action
Answer:
Stimulatet releaset oft norepinephrinet andt dopaminet partlyt byt inhibitingt reuptaket oft botht
transmitters.t
cant stimulatet respirationt andt suppresst appetitet andt perceptiont oft pain
cant developt tolerancet andt physicalt dependence
QUESTION
amphetaminet sidet effects
Answer:
Tachycardia,t palpitations,t hypertensiont
Sleeplessness,t restlessnesst
Irritability
Anorexia,t dryt mouth,t weightt loss,t diarrhea,t constipation
Impotence
QUESTION
Pharmacologyt fort thet AGPCNPt Guidet
(Latestt 2025/t 2026t Update)t |t Questionst &t
Answers|t Gradet A|t 100%t Correctt
(Verifiedt Solutions)-t Chamberlain
QUESTION
Sidet effectst oft firstt generationt antipsychotics
Answer:
anticholinergict sidet effectst
photosensitivity
weightt gain
sexualt dysfunction
insomnia
Dystonia
Tardivet dyskinesiat (TD)t
Neuroleptict Malignantt Syndromet (NMS)
Prolongedt QTt interval
QUESTION
sidet effectst oft 2ndt generationt antipsychotics
Answer:
-weightt gain
-anticholinergict sidet effects
-sedation
-fatalt bloodt dyscrasiast (agranulocytosis)
QUESTION
Medicationst tot managet socialt anxietyt disordert longt term
,Answer:
sertrline
paroxetinet
initialt effectst takest 4t wkst -t optimalt takest 8-12t wks
QUESTION
Medicationst tot managet socialt anxietyt disordert shortt term
Answer:
Benzodiazepinest
Propranololt andt othert betat blockerst cant helpt witht performancet anxiety.
QUESTION
sidet effectst oft 1stt gent antipsychotics
Answer:
hypotension,t medicationst cant havet sedativet SEt sot cautiont whent driving
QUESTION
Sidet effectst oft 2ndt gent antipsychotics
Answer:
Clozapinet cant causet lifet threateningt agranulocytosis.t uset itt fort patientst whot havet nott
respondedt tot safert alternatives
QUESTION
MAOIt sidet effects
,Answer:
Ast effectivet ast SSRIt &t TCAst butt mostt hazardoust med
hypertensivet crisist -t whent eatingt foodst richt int tyramine
QUESTION
MAOIst mechanismt oft action
Answer:
inhibitt monoaminet oxidaset whicht ist ant enzymet thatt destroyst NE
QUESTION
Whatt baselinet datat ist neededt beforet startingt MAOIs
Answer:
BPt -t ptt becomest hypotensive
QUESTION
Medicationst usedt tot txt panict disorderst andt howt longt shouldt yout take
Answer:
Paroxetine
sertraline
fluoxetine
SSRIst cant increaset anxietyt earlyt int treatment
butt respondst wellt tot allt fourt classest oft antidepressants
shouldt bet takent fort 6-9t monthst ort theret ist at hight ratet oft relapse
, QUESTION
Treatmentt oft ADHDt medications
Answer:
CNSt stimulantst aret 1stt linet (taket int thet AM)t
amphetaminest
Methylphenidatet (ritalin),
Methylxanthinest -t caffeine
Non-stimulantst aret 2ndt linet Atomoxetinet (Strattera)
QUESTION
amphetaminet mechanismt oft action
Answer:
Stimulatet releaset oft norepinephrinet andt dopaminet partlyt byt inhibitingt reuptaket oft botht
transmitters.t
cant stimulatet respirationt andt suppresst appetitet andt perceptiont oft pain
cant developt tolerancet andt physicalt dependence
QUESTION
amphetaminet sidet effects
Answer:
Tachycardia,t palpitations,t hypertensiont
Sleeplessness,t restlessnesst
Irritability
Anorexia,t dryt mouth,t weightt loss,t diarrhea,t constipation
Impotence
QUESTION
