PMH-C III Exam
,PMH-C III
PMH-C III Exam 100% Verified Questions &
Answers Latest Update.
What is institutional racism? - ✔✔✔-a form of racism expressed in the practice of social
and political institutions
what is biological weathering? - ✔✔✔--the idea that chronic exposure to racism can
dysregulate:
-HPA Axis and damage bodily systems and lead to physical outcomes like cardiovas dis
and obesity
-cognitive affective regions
what is the death ratio to live births for black women? - ✔✔✔-43.5 deaths per 100,000
live births
what is the death ratio to live births for white women? - ✔✔✔-12.7 deaths per 100,000
live births
what is the death ratio to live births for women of "other" ethnic/racial groups? - ✔✔✔-
14.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
what is pharmacogenetic testing? - ✔✔✔--study of how genes affect the body's
response to certain meds
-can be expensive and not always covered by insurance
-do not use as a substitute for clinical judgment or for primary decision-making
purposes
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, PMH-C III
what is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)? - ✔✔✔--noninvasive procedure uses
magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of dep
what is electroconvulsive therapy? - ✔✔✔--treatment most commonly used in patients
with severe major dep or bipolar that hasn't responded to other treatments
-brief electrical stimulation of the brain while patient is under anesthesia
-may be helpful in dep, mania, and psychosis
-no known adverse effects on offspring
what percentage of women with bipolar have a risk of postpartum psychosis? - ✔✔✔-
80+%
what are some non-benzo anti-anxiety meds that are used? - ✔✔✔--buspar
-vistaril- used for high anx and sleep
-seroquel- works really well for insomnia and anx (the lower the dose the more sedating
it is)
what are some pros and cons of tricyclic antidepressants? - ✔✔✔--pros: can be very
effective for sleep; no association between TCAs and major organ malformation
-cons: can be difficult to manage bc you have to get blood levels and you can overdose
what are symptoms of serotonin syndrome? - ✔✔✔--muscle discordination/twitching
-high fever
-sweating
-confusion
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,PMH-C III
PMH-C III Exam 100% Verified Questions &
Answers Latest Update.
What is institutional racism? - ✔✔✔-a form of racism expressed in the practice of social
and political institutions
what is biological weathering? - ✔✔✔--the idea that chronic exposure to racism can
dysregulate:
-HPA Axis and damage bodily systems and lead to physical outcomes like cardiovas dis
and obesity
-cognitive affective regions
what is the death ratio to live births for black women? - ✔✔✔-43.5 deaths per 100,000
live births
what is the death ratio to live births for white women? - ✔✔✔-12.7 deaths per 100,000
live births
what is the death ratio to live births for women of "other" ethnic/racial groups? - ✔✔✔-
14.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
what is pharmacogenetic testing? - ✔✔✔--study of how genes affect the body's
response to certain meds
-can be expensive and not always covered by insurance
-do not use as a substitute for clinical judgment or for primary decision-making
purposes
®™
, PMH-C III
what is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)? - ✔✔✔--noninvasive procedure uses
magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of dep
what is electroconvulsive therapy? - ✔✔✔--treatment most commonly used in patients
with severe major dep or bipolar that hasn't responded to other treatments
-brief electrical stimulation of the brain while patient is under anesthesia
-may be helpful in dep, mania, and psychosis
-no known adverse effects on offspring
what percentage of women with bipolar have a risk of postpartum psychosis? - ✔✔✔-
80+%
what are some non-benzo anti-anxiety meds that are used? - ✔✔✔--buspar
-vistaril- used for high anx and sleep
-seroquel- works really well for insomnia and anx (the lower the dose the more sedating
it is)
what are some pros and cons of tricyclic antidepressants? - ✔✔✔--pros: can be very
effective for sleep; no association between TCAs and major organ malformation
-cons: can be difficult to manage bc you have to get blood levels and you can overdose
what are symptoms of serotonin syndrome? - ✔✔✔--muscle discordination/twitching
-high fever
-sweating
-confusion
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