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APEA PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
PRACTITIONER PMHNP ACTUAL EXAM
PREPARATION NEWEST 2026 2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ HIGH YIELD STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS UPDATED
CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW
What are your anticholinergic antidepressants? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine, Fluoxetine, TCAs
What are the 4 SNRIs drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER=Venlafaxine,
Desvenlafaxine, Fetzima, Cymbalata
What are specific SNRis side effect? - CORRECT
ANSWER=constipation, dry mouth, HTN, tachycardia, sweating, less
interactions
What are the side effects of bupropion? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Agitation, insomnia, decreased convulsion threshold, HTN,
tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, less weight gain/sexual
dysfunction
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What are the side effects of trazodone? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Priapism, orthostatic hypotension, sedation, drowsiness,
cognitive disorders, increases risk of heart disease
What are your 7 TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=Amitriptyline,
Nortriptyline, Doxepine, Clomipramine, imipramine, trimipramine,
desipramine
What are the indications of TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=MDD,
neuropathic pain, migraine prevention, insomnia, OCD
What are the side effects of TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=decrease
convulsion threshold, sedation, anticholinergic effects, cognitive
impairment, delirium, confusion, blurred vision, dry mouth, orthostatic
hypotension, tachycardia,
high risk of arrhythmias, constipation, sexual dysfunction, urinary
retention, weight gain, hyponatremia
What is a requirement of TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=TDM
What antidepressants interact with 2D6? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine, Fluoxetine, Bupropion, TCAs
What is the profile of Moclobemide? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Reversible, MAOA
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What is the profile of Tranylcypromine and Phenelzine? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Irreversible, MAO-B
What are the side effects of MAOIs? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Convulsions, insomnia, drowsiness, hypertensive crisis,
orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia, sexual dysfunction, urinary
retention, weight gain, edema
What are the side effects of ketamine? - CORRECT
ANSWER=dizziness, sedation, dissociation, HTN, nausea, vomiting, dry
mouth, urinary disturbances
What are adjunctive treatments for depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Atypical antipsychotics, lithium, Triiodothyroxine,
stimulants
What are withdrawal symptoms of antidepressants? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Anxiety, insomnia, irritability, headache, nausea
What are the symptoms of serotonin syndrome? - CORRECT
ANSWER=altered mental state, agitation, HTN, tachycardia, sweating,
hyperthermia, clonus, tremors, hyperreflexia, GI symptoms
What is the anatomy of insomnia? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Suprachiasmatic nucleus in hyppothalamus
APEA PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
PRACTITIONER PMHNP ACTUAL EXAM
PREPARATION NEWEST 2026 2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ HIGH YIELD STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS UPDATED
CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW
What are your anticholinergic antidepressants? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine, Fluoxetine, TCAs
What are the 4 SNRIs drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER=Venlafaxine,
Desvenlafaxine, Fetzima, Cymbalata
What are specific SNRis side effect? - CORRECT
ANSWER=constipation, dry mouth, HTN, tachycardia, sweating, less
interactions
What are the side effects of bupropion? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Agitation, insomnia, decreased convulsion threshold, HTN,
tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, less weight gain/sexual
dysfunction
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What are the side effects of trazodone? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Priapism, orthostatic hypotension, sedation, drowsiness,
cognitive disorders, increases risk of heart disease
What are your 7 TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=Amitriptyline,
Nortriptyline, Doxepine, Clomipramine, imipramine, trimipramine,
desipramine
What are the indications of TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=MDD,
neuropathic pain, migraine prevention, insomnia, OCD
What are the side effects of TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=decrease
convulsion threshold, sedation, anticholinergic effects, cognitive
impairment, delirium, confusion, blurred vision, dry mouth, orthostatic
hypotension, tachycardia,
high risk of arrhythmias, constipation, sexual dysfunction, urinary
retention, weight gain, hyponatremia
What is a requirement of TCAs? - CORRECT ANSWER=TDM
What antidepressants interact with 2D6? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Paroxetine, Fluoxetine, Bupropion, TCAs
What is the profile of Moclobemide? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Reversible, MAOA
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What is the profile of Tranylcypromine and Phenelzine? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Irreversible, MAO-B
What are the side effects of MAOIs? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Convulsions, insomnia, drowsiness, hypertensive crisis,
orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia, sexual dysfunction, urinary
retention, weight gain, edema
What are the side effects of ketamine? - CORRECT
ANSWER=dizziness, sedation, dissociation, HTN, nausea, vomiting, dry
mouth, urinary disturbances
What are adjunctive treatments for depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Atypical antipsychotics, lithium, Triiodothyroxine,
stimulants
What are withdrawal symptoms of antidepressants? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Anxiety, insomnia, irritability, headache, nausea
What are the symptoms of serotonin syndrome? - CORRECT
ANSWER=altered mental state, agitation, HTN, tachycardia, sweating,
hyperthermia, clonus, tremors, hyperreflexia, GI symptoms
What is the anatomy of insomnia? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Suprachiasmatic nucleus in hyppothalamus
