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Test Bank NURS 6630 Midterm Exam (2025)
comprehensive Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Patient refusal to follow prescribed treatment. Answer: Noncompliance
Disruption in brain chemical levels affecting mood. Answer: Neurotransmitter
Imbalance
Symptoms that add to the patient's experience. Answer: Positive Symptoms
Increased restlessness or anxiety in schizophrenia. Answer: Agitation
Neurotransmitter linked to mood regulation. Answer: Serotonin
First antidepressant targeting serotonin imbalance. Answer: Prozac
Impaired neurotransmitter functions in psychiatric illnesses. Answer:
Dysfunctioning Neurotransmitter Systems
Process of converting genetic information into proteins. Answer: Gene
Expression
Protein that initiates gene transcription. Answer: Transcription Factor
Changes in behavior influencing genetic expression. Answer: Behavior
Modification
Enzyme system affecting drug metabolism. Answer: Cytochrome P450
Amount of drug available after metabolism. Answer: Bioavailability
Study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. Answer:
Pharmacokinetics
Some Asians require reduced doses of medications. Answer: Lower Drug
Doses
,2
Receptors that mediate cellular responses to neurotransmitters. Answer: G-
Protein Linked Receptors
Medications that block receptor activity. Answer: Antagonistic Traits
Medication used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Answer: Clozapine
(Clozaril)
Smoking can alter medication metabolism. Answer: Smoking Impact
Mood stabilizer associated with thrombocytopenia. Answer: Carbamazepine
(Tegretol)
Medication used to treat mood disorders. Answer: Mood Stabilizer
Antidepressant also used for chronic pain. Answer: Amitriptyline (Elavil)
SSRI antidepressant for depression and anxiety. Answer: Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Low platelet count caused by medication. Answer: Drug-Induced
Thrombocytopenia
An antidepressant used for mood disorders. Answer: Amitriptyline (Elavil)
Decreases serotonin and dopamine activity. Answer: Inverse agonist
Medications for anxiety and panic disorders. Answer: Benzodiazepines
Receptors that mediate rapid synaptic transmission. Answer: Ionotropic
receptors
Medication used for smoking cessation. Answer: Varenicline (Chantix)
Drugs that partially stimulate receptors. Answer: Partial agonists
Medications used to stabilize mood and treat seizures. Answer:
Anticonvulsants
, 3
Channels activated by neurotransmitter binding. Answer: Ligand-gated ion
channels
An SSRI used to treat panic disorder. Answer: Sertraline
Used temporarily to manage anxiety symptoms. Answer: Short-acting
benzodiazepine
Medications that prevent mood swings in bipolar disorder. Answer: Mood
stabilizers
Antidepressants with significant food interactions. Answer: MAO inhibitors
An SSRI with uncommon sedation side effects. Answer: Fluoxetine
Signs of elevated mood and hyperactivity. Answer: Manic symptoms
Dopamine receptors targeted by antipsychotics. Answer: D2 receptors
Involuntary movements from long-term antipsychotic use. Answer: Tardive
dyskinesia
Severe increase in blood pressure from food interactions. Answer: Hypertensive
crisis
Receptors involved in serotonin signaling. Answer: Serotonin 3 receptors
Cholinergic receptors that respond to acetylcholine. Answer: Nicotinic
receptors
Receptors activated by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Answer: Cholinergic
receptors
Inhibitory receptors in the central nervous system. Answer: Glycine receptors
Stimulates dopamine receptors to treat Parkinson's disease. Answer: Dopamine
agonist
Primary binding site for dopamine agonists. Answer: D2 Receptors
Test Bank NURS 6630 Midterm Exam (2025)
comprehensive Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Patient refusal to follow prescribed treatment. Answer: Noncompliance
Disruption in brain chemical levels affecting mood. Answer: Neurotransmitter
Imbalance
Symptoms that add to the patient's experience. Answer: Positive Symptoms
Increased restlessness or anxiety in schizophrenia. Answer: Agitation
Neurotransmitter linked to mood regulation. Answer: Serotonin
First antidepressant targeting serotonin imbalance. Answer: Prozac
Impaired neurotransmitter functions in psychiatric illnesses. Answer:
Dysfunctioning Neurotransmitter Systems
Process of converting genetic information into proteins. Answer: Gene
Expression
Protein that initiates gene transcription. Answer: Transcription Factor
Changes in behavior influencing genetic expression. Answer: Behavior
Modification
Enzyme system affecting drug metabolism. Answer: Cytochrome P450
Amount of drug available after metabolism. Answer: Bioavailability
Study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. Answer:
Pharmacokinetics
Some Asians require reduced doses of medications. Answer: Lower Drug
Doses
,2
Receptors that mediate cellular responses to neurotransmitters. Answer: G-
Protein Linked Receptors
Medications that block receptor activity. Answer: Antagonistic Traits
Medication used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Answer: Clozapine
(Clozaril)
Smoking can alter medication metabolism. Answer: Smoking Impact
Mood stabilizer associated with thrombocytopenia. Answer: Carbamazepine
(Tegretol)
Medication used to treat mood disorders. Answer: Mood Stabilizer
Antidepressant also used for chronic pain. Answer: Amitriptyline (Elavil)
SSRI antidepressant for depression and anxiety. Answer: Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Low platelet count caused by medication. Answer: Drug-Induced
Thrombocytopenia
An antidepressant used for mood disorders. Answer: Amitriptyline (Elavil)
Decreases serotonin and dopamine activity. Answer: Inverse agonist
Medications for anxiety and panic disorders. Answer: Benzodiazepines
Receptors that mediate rapid synaptic transmission. Answer: Ionotropic
receptors
Medication used for smoking cessation. Answer: Varenicline (Chantix)
Drugs that partially stimulate receptors. Answer: Partial agonists
Medications used to stabilize mood and treat seizures. Answer:
Anticonvulsants
, 3
Channels activated by neurotransmitter binding. Answer: Ligand-gated ion
channels
An SSRI used to treat panic disorder. Answer: Sertraline
Used temporarily to manage anxiety symptoms. Answer: Short-acting
benzodiazepine
Medications that prevent mood swings in bipolar disorder. Answer: Mood
stabilizers
Antidepressants with significant food interactions. Answer: MAO inhibitors
An SSRI with uncommon sedation side effects. Answer: Fluoxetine
Signs of elevated mood and hyperactivity. Answer: Manic symptoms
Dopamine receptors targeted by antipsychotics. Answer: D2 receptors
Involuntary movements from long-term antipsychotic use. Answer: Tardive
dyskinesia
Severe increase in blood pressure from food interactions. Answer: Hypertensive
crisis
Receptors involved in serotonin signaling. Answer: Serotonin 3 receptors
Cholinergic receptors that respond to acetylcholine. Answer: Nicotinic
receptors
Receptors activated by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Answer: Cholinergic
receptors
Inhibitory receptors in the central nervous system. Answer: Glycine receptors
Stimulates dopamine receptors to treat Parkinson's disease. Answer: Dopamine
agonist
Primary binding site for dopamine agonists. Answer: D2 Receptors
