CARN AP PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE TEST
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QUESTIONS WITH CLEARLY EXPLAINED
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
⩥ dosing of disulfiram. Answer: 250-500mg Po daily
⩥ How long post last drink can you start Disulfiram?. Answer: 12 hours
⩥ Acamprosate (Campral) dosing. Answer: 333mg PO daily
⩥ Name brand of acamprosate. Answer: Campral
⩥ Acamprosate (Campral) Indication. Answer: Maintenance of
abstinence, reduces post-acute withdrawal symptoms
⩥ Do not give acamprosate in what impairment?. Answer: Renal
⩥ Daily Naltrexone dosing for AUD. Answer: 50mg once daily
⩥ For AUD or/or OUD - how long must a patient be abstinent from
alcohol to start Naltrexone?. Answer: 7-14 days
,⩥ What category of substances is Flumazenil used to reverse?. Answer:
Benzos
⩥ Half life of nicotine is BLANK hours. Answer: two
⩥ Nicotine effects in the CNS. Answer: Enhanced concentration,
alertness and arousal
⩥ Severe tobacco use is BLANK minutes after waking (TTFC - time to
first cigarettes). Answer: <5mins
⩥ Moderate tobacco use is BLANK minutes after waking (TTFC - time
to first cigarettes). Answer: 30-5 minutes
⩥ Tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Answer: ▪Depressed mood
▪Insomnia
▪Irritability, frustration or anger
▪Anxiety
▪Difficulty concentrating
▪Restlessness
▪Increased appetite or weight gain
, ⩥ Patients that utilize pharmacological treatment are BLANK times
more likely to quit smoking.. Answer: 2-3X
⩥ Can patients smoke while using NRT (nicotine replacement therapy)?.
Answer: Yes
⩥ Bupropion name brand. Answer: Wellbutrin
⩥ Bupriopion (Wellbutrin) is often used to treat -. Answer: Tobacco use
disorder
⩥ Buprion (Wellbutrin) dosing -. Answer: 150-300 mg daily
⩥ How many days prior to cessation of tobacco should patients starts
bupropion?. Answer: 10-14 days
⩥ Two contraindications for bupropion. Answer: History of seizure or
bulimia/anorexia
⩥ Verenicline (Chantix). Answer: partial nicotine receptor agonist -
stimulates receptors more weakly than nicotine
- reduces cravings by partial receptor stim
- reduces effects of nicotine by blocking receptors
SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CLEARLY EXPLAINED
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
⩥ dosing of disulfiram. Answer: 250-500mg Po daily
⩥ How long post last drink can you start Disulfiram?. Answer: 12 hours
⩥ Acamprosate (Campral) dosing. Answer: 333mg PO daily
⩥ Name brand of acamprosate. Answer: Campral
⩥ Acamprosate (Campral) Indication. Answer: Maintenance of
abstinence, reduces post-acute withdrawal symptoms
⩥ Do not give acamprosate in what impairment?. Answer: Renal
⩥ Daily Naltrexone dosing for AUD. Answer: 50mg once daily
⩥ For AUD or/or OUD - how long must a patient be abstinent from
alcohol to start Naltrexone?. Answer: 7-14 days
,⩥ What category of substances is Flumazenil used to reverse?. Answer:
Benzos
⩥ Half life of nicotine is BLANK hours. Answer: two
⩥ Nicotine effects in the CNS. Answer: Enhanced concentration,
alertness and arousal
⩥ Severe tobacco use is BLANK minutes after waking (TTFC - time to
first cigarettes). Answer: <5mins
⩥ Moderate tobacco use is BLANK minutes after waking (TTFC - time
to first cigarettes). Answer: 30-5 minutes
⩥ Tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Answer: ▪Depressed mood
▪Insomnia
▪Irritability, frustration or anger
▪Anxiety
▪Difficulty concentrating
▪Restlessness
▪Increased appetite or weight gain
, ⩥ Patients that utilize pharmacological treatment are BLANK times
more likely to quit smoking.. Answer: 2-3X
⩥ Can patients smoke while using NRT (nicotine replacement therapy)?.
Answer: Yes
⩥ Bupropion name brand. Answer: Wellbutrin
⩥ Bupriopion (Wellbutrin) is often used to treat -. Answer: Tobacco use
disorder
⩥ Buprion (Wellbutrin) dosing -. Answer: 150-300 mg daily
⩥ How many days prior to cessation of tobacco should patients starts
bupropion?. Answer: 10-14 days
⩥ Two contraindications for bupropion. Answer: History of seizure or
bulimia/anorexia
⩥ Verenicline (Chantix). Answer: partial nicotine receptor agonist -
stimulates receptors more weakly than nicotine
- reduces cravings by partial receptor stim
- reduces effects of nicotine by blocking receptors
