CLINICAL PMHNP EXAM 1 STUDY
EXAM(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Select the major causes of delirium according to Sadock &
Sadock. (Select all that apply)
A. CNS disease
B. Systemic disease
C. Pharmacologic agents
D. Insomnia - ANSWERS-A. CNS disease
B. Systemic disease
C. Pharmacologic agents
Select the major neurotransmitter implicated in delirium:
A. Dopamine
B. Serotonin
C. Acetylcholine
,D. Glutamate - ANSWERS-C. Acetylcholine
Select the features associated with delirium and dementia
A. Slow onset: Dementia
B. Impaired recent and immediate memory: delirium
C. Word-finding difficulty: dementia
D. Day-night reversal in sleep-wake cycle: delirium -
ANSWERS-
Select the best treatment options for patients with delirium
and Parkinson's disease. (Select all that apply).
A. Try decreasing anti-Parkinson's drugs
B. Order clozapine first line
C. Order quetiapine first line
D. Stop all medications in the event that meds are causing
the delirium - ANSWERS-A. Try decreasing anti-Parkinson's
drugs
B. Order clozapine first line
What are the characteristics of abusers of the elderly?
A. Adult children
,B. Low SES
C. Dependent on the elderly person
D. Suffering from external stressors
E. Black
F. Extremely solicitous and refuses to leave the side of the
victim during office visits - ANSWERS-A. Adult children
B. Low SES
C. Dependent on the elderly person
D. Suffering from external stressors
F. Extremely solicitous and refuses to leave the side of the
victim during office visits
Which of the following benzodiazepines is recommended
when it is determined that a benzodiazepine is necessary in
the elderly?
A. Alprazolam
B. Lorazepam
C. Diazepam
D. Clonazepam - ANSWERS-B. Lorazepam
In the treatment of aggression and agitation in the elderly,
the algorithm suggests which medication below is first line
, as a daily med and which medication is suggested first line
for prn use?
A. Quetiapine/trazodone
B. Risperidone/trazodone
C. Aripiprazole/lorazepam
D. Risperidone/lorazepam - ANSWERS-B.
Risperidone/trazodone
The core features of dementia with Lewy bodies include
A. Disturbance of consciousness
B. Recurrent detailed visual hallucinations
C. Cognitive decline caused by cerebrovascular disease
D. Progressive language dysfunction
Gradual changes in personality - ANSWERS-B. Recurrent
detailed visual hallucinations
Clinical symptoms associated with HIV encephalopathy
diagnosis include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Psychomotor slowing
B. Problems with memory and concentration
C. Mood and personality changes
D. Hyperreflexia and paraparesis
EXAM(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Select the major causes of delirium according to Sadock &
Sadock. (Select all that apply)
A. CNS disease
B. Systemic disease
C. Pharmacologic agents
D. Insomnia - ANSWERS-A. CNS disease
B. Systemic disease
C. Pharmacologic agents
Select the major neurotransmitter implicated in delirium:
A. Dopamine
B. Serotonin
C. Acetylcholine
,D. Glutamate - ANSWERS-C. Acetylcholine
Select the features associated with delirium and dementia
A. Slow onset: Dementia
B. Impaired recent and immediate memory: delirium
C. Word-finding difficulty: dementia
D. Day-night reversal in sleep-wake cycle: delirium -
ANSWERS-
Select the best treatment options for patients with delirium
and Parkinson's disease. (Select all that apply).
A. Try decreasing anti-Parkinson's drugs
B. Order clozapine first line
C. Order quetiapine first line
D. Stop all medications in the event that meds are causing
the delirium - ANSWERS-A. Try decreasing anti-Parkinson's
drugs
B. Order clozapine first line
What are the characteristics of abusers of the elderly?
A. Adult children
,B. Low SES
C. Dependent on the elderly person
D. Suffering from external stressors
E. Black
F. Extremely solicitous and refuses to leave the side of the
victim during office visits - ANSWERS-A. Adult children
B. Low SES
C. Dependent on the elderly person
D. Suffering from external stressors
F. Extremely solicitous and refuses to leave the side of the
victim during office visits
Which of the following benzodiazepines is recommended
when it is determined that a benzodiazepine is necessary in
the elderly?
A. Alprazolam
B. Lorazepam
C. Diazepam
D. Clonazepam - ANSWERS-B. Lorazepam
In the treatment of aggression and agitation in the elderly,
the algorithm suggests which medication below is first line
, as a daily med and which medication is suggested first line
for prn use?
A. Quetiapine/trazodone
B. Risperidone/trazodone
C. Aripiprazole/lorazepam
D. Risperidone/lorazepam - ANSWERS-B.
Risperidone/trazodone
The core features of dementia with Lewy bodies include
A. Disturbance of consciousness
B. Recurrent detailed visual hallucinations
C. Cognitive decline caused by cerebrovascular disease
D. Progressive language dysfunction
Gradual changes in personality - ANSWERS-B. Recurrent
detailed visual hallucinations
Clinical symptoms associated with HIV encephalopathy
diagnosis include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Psychomotor slowing
B. Problems with memory and concentration
C. Mood and personality changes
D. Hyperreflexia and paraparesis
