NRNP 6675 MIDTERM EXAM (YEAR 2023
– 100/100 POINTS) LATEST UPDATE
• Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select
all that applyAge
Rapid dose escalation
Parental route of administration
Higher potency typical antipsychotics
• Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing
which of the following effects?
Reduces negative symptoms
Increases extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS)
Causes prolactinemia
Reduces positive symptoms
• Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking
which of thefollowing receptors?
GABA type receptors
Serotonin receptors
Dopamine receptors
,NMDA type receptors
• The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and
symptoms resulting from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which
of the following?
Substance intoxication
Substance withdrawal
Substance use disorder
Any of the above
• Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth, tongue,
jaw is knownas which of the following?
Akathisia Dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia
Extrapyramidal side effects
• A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least one month,
without prominenthallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the
delusional syste.....
Schizophrenia
Delusional disorder
,Brief psychotic disorder
Schizophreniform disorder
• Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration?
This can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical
supervision.
This is consistent with Transvestic Disorder
This is consistent with other specified paraphilic disorder
This is consistent with sexual masochism disorder
• Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing
medical andsurgical procedures and diagnostic services rendered by clinicians?
HIPPA
DSM-5
CPT
DRG
• A patient on Chlorpromazine states that his orgasm is dry and afterward he will
commonly have milkyurine. The ARNP realizes which of the following?
This is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine
, This is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a
specialist
It is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine
immediately
This has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine the patient be referred to his PCP for follow-
up
• A condition which results from absence of second female sex Chromosome (XO) and
is associatedwith web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus, and infertility is known as which
of the following?
Hermaphroditism
Turner's syndrome
Adrenogenital syndrome
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
• Which of the following would be characterized as a negative symptom of
schizophrenia?
• Hallucinations and delusions
Impaired social and occupational functioning Isolation and
impaired self-care
B and C only
– 100/100 POINTS) LATEST UPDATE
• Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select
all that applyAge
Rapid dose escalation
Parental route of administration
Higher potency typical antipsychotics
• Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing
which of the following effects?
Reduces negative symptoms
Increases extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS)
Causes prolactinemia
Reduces positive symptoms
• Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking
which of thefollowing receptors?
GABA type receptors
Serotonin receptors
Dopamine receptors
,NMDA type receptors
• The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and
symptoms resulting from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which
of the following?
Substance intoxication
Substance withdrawal
Substance use disorder
Any of the above
• Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth, tongue,
jaw is knownas which of the following?
Akathisia Dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia
Extrapyramidal side effects
• A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least one month,
without prominenthallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the
delusional syste.....
Schizophrenia
Delusional disorder
,Brief psychotic disorder
Schizophreniform disorder
• Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration?
This can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical
supervision.
This is consistent with Transvestic Disorder
This is consistent with other specified paraphilic disorder
This is consistent with sexual masochism disorder
• Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing
medical andsurgical procedures and diagnostic services rendered by clinicians?
HIPPA
DSM-5
CPT
DRG
• A patient on Chlorpromazine states that his orgasm is dry and afterward he will
commonly have milkyurine. The ARNP realizes which of the following?
This is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine
, This is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a
specialist
It is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine
immediately
This has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine the patient be referred to his PCP for follow-
up
• A condition which results from absence of second female sex Chromosome (XO) and
is associatedwith web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus, and infertility is known as which
of the following?
Hermaphroditism
Turner's syndrome
Adrenogenital syndrome
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
• Which of the following would be characterized as a negative symptom of
schizophrenia?
• Hallucinations and delusions
Impaired social and occupational functioning Isolation and
impaired self-care
B and C only
