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Midterm Exam 2022
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(100% Correct Answers)
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1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply
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Age
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Rapid dose escalation
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Parental route of administration
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Higher potency typical antipsychotics
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2. Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing which of the
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Reduces negative symptoms
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Increases extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS)
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Causes prolactinemia
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Reduces positive symptoms
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3. Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the
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following receptors?
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GABA type receptors
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Dopamine receptors
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NMDA type receptors
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4. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and symptoms resulting
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from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which of the following?
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Substance intoxication
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Substance withdrawal
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Substance use disorder
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Any of the above
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5. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth, tongue, jaw is known
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as which of the following?
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Akathisia
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Dystonia
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Tardive dyskinesia
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Extrapyramidal side effects
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6. A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least one month, without prominent
hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional syste.....
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Schizophrenia
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Delusional disorder
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Brief psychotic disorder
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Schizophreniform disorder
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7. Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration?
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This can be serious and life-threatening if castration is carried out without medical supervision.
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This is consistent with Transvestic Disorder
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This is consistent with other specified paraphilic disorder
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This is consistent with sexual masochism disorder
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8. Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language for describing medical and
surgical procedures and diagnostic services rendered by clinicians?
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HIPPA
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DSM-5
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CPT
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DRG
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9. A patient on Chlorpromazine states that his orgasm is dry and afterward he will commonly have milky
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urine. The ARNP realizes which of the following?
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This is abnormal and needs to be evaluated by a specialist
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It is critical to stop the Chlorpromazine immediately
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This has nothing to do with the Chlorpromazine the patient be referred to his PCP for follow-up
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10. A condition which results from absence of second female sex Chromosome (XO) and is associated
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with web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus, and infertility is known as which of the following?
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Hermaphroditism
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