PMHNP EXAM 2026 REPORTED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
If a patient has muscle pain and red urine with an elevated leukocyte esterase.
What lab do you order?
Microalbumin?
What is often common to patients with fibro?
Sexual abuse
How is telepsychiatry evaluated?
Outcome based - measure at intervals.
What happens with a patient taking Lithium and who gets dehydrated?
Levels increase
What happens with a patient taking Lithium who decreases sodium intake?
Levels increase
,What happens with a patient taking Lithium and drinks a lot of water?
Levels decrease
If a patient takes Risperdal and develops NMS, which other atypical should you
avoid in the future?
Zyprexa
What happens when taking Lithium and NSAIDS?
NSAIDS can cause Lithium levels to increase and for the patient to become toxic!
What medications are at risk to cause SJS in the Asian population?
HLAB-1502 Allele increase risks of SJS.
Trileptal, Tegretol and other AED's.
Amgdyla
Fear, Anxiety, and Aggression
Neurotransmitter for Addiction
Dopamine and GABA
,Neurotransmitter for Mood Disorder
Serotonin and norepinephrine
Which drug affects Carbamazepine/tegretol
Erythromycin will cause toxic levels. Decrease Carbamazepine/tegretol
Signs and Symptoms of stimulant abuse
insomnia and tremor
Depakote check
HCG levels
Depakote causes
Spinal bifida
Grasp reflex.
an infantile reflex in which an infant closes her hand into a fist when her palm is
touched
Stroking the palm of a baby's hand causes the baby to close his or her fingers in a
grasp. The grasp reflex lasts until about 5 to 6 months of age.
, Moro reflex.
The Moro reflex is often called a startle reflex because it usually occurs when a
baby is startled by a loud sound or movement. In response to the sound, the baby
throws back his or her head, extends out the arms and legs, cries, then pulls the
arms and legs back in. A baby's own cry can startle him or her and trigger this
reflex. This reflex lasts about 5 to 6 months.
pincer grasp
9 months
Uses thumb and index finger (pincer grasp) to pick up small objects like Cheerios.
Pt has MI looses his job stable on psych medications
Provide brief supportive therapy
Latida and Geodon
Take with food
Moro reflex absent
Do xray
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
If a patient has muscle pain and red urine with an elevated leukocyte esterase.
What lab do you order?
Microalbumin?
What is often common to patients with fibro?
Sexual abuse
How is telepsychiatry evaluated?
Outcome based - measure at intervals.
What happens with a patient taking Lithium and who gets dehydrated?
Levels increase
What happens with a patient taking Lithium who decreases sodium intake?
Levels increase
,What happens with a patient taking Lithium and drinks a lot of water?
Levels decrease
If a patient takes Risperdal and develops NMS, which other atypical should you
avoid in the future?
Zyprexa
What happens when taking Lithium and NSAIDS?
NSAIDS can cause Lithium levels to increase and for the patient to become toxic!
What medications are at risk to cause SJS in the Asian population?
HLAB-1502 Allele increase risks of SJS.
Trileptal, Tegretol and other AED's.
Amgdyla
Fear, Anxiety, and Aggression
Neurotransmitter for Addiction
Dopamine and GABA
,Neurotransmitter for Mood Disorder
Serotonin and norepinephrine
Which drug affects Carbamazepine/tegretol
Erythromycin will cause toxic levels. Decrease Carbamazepine/tegretol
Signs and Symptoms of stimulant abuse
insomnia and tremor
Depakote check
HCG levels
Depakote causes
Spinal bifida
Grasp reflex.
an infantile reflex in which an infant closes her hand into a fist when her palm is
touched
Stroking the palm of a baby's hand causes the baby to close his or her fingers in a
grasp. The grasp reflex lasts until about 5 to 6 months of age.
, Moro reflex.
The Moro reflex is often called a startle reflex because it usually occurs when a
baby is startled by a loud sound or movement. In response to the sound, the baby
throws back his or her head, extends out the arms and legs, cries, then pulls the
arms and legs back in. A baby's own cry can startle him or her and trigger this
reflex. This reflex lasts about 5 to 6 months.
pincer grasp
9 months
Uses thumb and index finger (pincer grasp) to pick up small objects like Cheerios.
Pt has MI looses his job stable on psych medications
Provide brief supportive therapy
Latida and Geodon
Take with food
Moro reflex absent
Do xray
