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WhatMdirect-
actingMdopamineMreceptorMagonistMisMrecommendedMtoMbeMusedMinMtheMtreatmentM
ofMneurolepticMmalignantMsyndromeM(NMS)MtoMhelpMlowerMtheMdopamineMreceptorMb
lockade?
A.MDantroleneM(Dantrium)
B.MBenztropineM(Cogentin)
C.MBromocriptineM(Parlodel)
D.MTrihexyphenidylM(Artane)M-MAnswerMC.MBromocriptineM(Parlodel)
AM74My/oMfemaleMpresentMforManMevaluation.MTheMpsychiatricMnurseMpractitionerMha
sMtheMpatientMcompleteMtheMminiMmentalMstatusMexaminationMandMclockMdrawing.MT
heMpatientMisMunableMtoMcorrectlyMdrawMtheMfaceMofMtheMclock.MWhichMareaMofMt
heMbrainMisMlikelyMtoMhaveMcompromisedMfunctioning?
A.MCorpusMcallosum
B.MWernicke'sMArea
C.MLeftMHemisphere
D.MRightMHemisphereM-MAnswerMD.MRightMHemisphere
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMreflectsMcurrentMunderstandingMofMneurodevelopm
entMandMbestMexplainsMrisk-takingMbehaviorsMofMadolescentMmales?
A.MStimulantMandMsubstanceMuseMimpairsMjudgmentMandMcognitiveMappraisal
B.MPruningMofMserotoninMcircuitsMinMtheMadolescentMbrainMisMassociatedMwithMincreas
edMimpulsivity
C.MMaturationMofMtheMprefrontalMcortexMcontinuesMintoMmid-20sMandMearlyM30s
D.MHormonalMflooding,MespeciallyMtestosteroneMandMoxytocin,MincreaseMdopamineMlevel
sMinMtheMbrainM-
MAnswerMC.MMaturationMofMtheMprefrontalMcortexMcontinuesMintoMmid-
20sMandMearlyM30s
WhatMcytochromeM(CYP)MenzymeMisMimplicatedMasMaMtobaccoMinducerMwhenManMindi
vidualMisMtreatedMonMclozapine?
, A.M2C19
B.M1A2
C.M2C9
D.M2D6M-MAnswerMB.M1A2
AsMaMpsychiatricMmentalMhealthMnurseMpractitioner,MyouMareMawareMofMantipsychotic
MmedicationMsideMeffects.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMsideMeffectsMofMantipsychoticMme
dicationsMhasManMinsidious,Mdelayed-
onsetMtypicallyM1MtoM2MyearsMafterMinitiationMofMtheMmedication?
A.MSedation
B.MWeightMgain
C.MTardiveMdyskinesia
D.MDryMmouthM-MAnswerMC.MTardiveMdyskinesia
WhichMmoodMstabilizerMisMmostMassociatedMwithMaMpotentiallyMlife-threateningMrash?
A.MDivalproexM(depakote)
B.MCarbamazepineM(tegretol)
C.MLithiumM(eskalith)
D.MLamotrigineM(lamictal)M-MAnswerMD.MLamotrigineM(lamictal)
TheMpsychiatric-
MentalMHealthMNurseMPractitionerMwouldMexpectMtoMseeMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMdu
ringMaMphysicalMexamMforMaMpatientMwithMbulimiaMnervosa?
A.MAlopeciaMareata
B.MTachycardia
C.MErosionMofMdentalMenamel
D.MObesityM-MAnswerMC.MErosionMofMdentalMenamel
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMdoesMnotMreflectMcurrentMunderstandingMofMneur
otransmitterMpathwaysMimplicatedMinManxietyMdisorders?
A.MDecreasingMnorepinephrineMinMtheMlocusMceruleusMdiminishesMsymptomsMofManxiety