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What is dissemination? - ANSWER - that clears when treated in the elderly. Dementia
Getting the research information out to those won't improve.
who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar
Presenting at Local Conference grasp? - ANSWER -Yes.
Journal Club where one person reviews an
article
What is a drug 1/2 life? - ANSWER -The
time it takes for 50% of a drug to be eliminated
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - from the body.
ANSWER -Moderate cognitive impairment
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? -
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - ANSWER -Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low
ANSWER -Inducer -->will lower dose of doses
Lamictal and BCP's
What is a risk of using Tramadol? -
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - ANSWER -Serotonin Syndrome as it is very
ANSWER -Inducer - will lower dose of serotonergic.
Lamictal
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase
What is a Type I research error? - the risk of SJS? - ANSWER -HLAB-1502
ANSWER -There IS a difference but you
say there isn't a difference.
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis?
- ANSWER -With worsening of SJS
What is a Type II research error? -
ANSWER -There is NO difference but you
say there is a difference.
How many generations do you include for a
genogram? - ANSWER -1st degree -
mother, father, siblings
What is pseudo-dementia? - ANSWER - 2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
Cognitive impairment secondary to depression 3rd degree -
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ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? -
ANSWER -Heart Failure
What does messenger RNA code for? - HTN
ANSWER -Amino Acids
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with
What is epigenetics? - ANSWER -Factors some asthma drugs - ANSWER -
that affect genes - environmental, smoking, Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair,
stress, etc... accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression, anxiety,
hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? -
ANSWER -Basal Ganglia What should you watch for with Tegretol? -
Occipito-Frontal ANSWER -Agranulocytosis and
Hyponatremia
What happens to the brain during adolescence?
- ANSWER -Dendritic pruning What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? -
Emotions are controlled by amygdala ANSWER -CKBB, CKMM, CKMB
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related
When do males typically present with to cardiac muscle damage? - ANSWER -
schizophrenia? - ANSWER -10-25 yo CKMB
When do females typically present with What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? -
schizophrenia? - ANSWER -25-35 yo ANSWER -Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? -
ANSWER -You will need to decreases the What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER -0.3
level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin mcg/L
is a inhibitor
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What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? -
ANSWER -Topamax
KCL
Zonegran What is a normal sed rate or ESR? -
ANSWER -0-22 males
0-29 females
What CN are you assessing when you have the
patient shrug their shoulders? - ANSWER -
CN XI - Spinal Accessory What is a retic count? - ANSWER -
Measures % of reticulocytes in blood (immature
RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are
being produced by bone marrow.
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? -
ANSWER -CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment What does a decreased retic count indicate? -
ANSWER -Anemia - acute or chronic
bleeding
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression
Inventory? - ANSWER -Self-Report - 0-63
0-13 - minimal What does an increased retic count indicate? -
14-19 - mild ANSWER -Bone marrow disorder or
20-28 - moderate Vitamin Deficiency
29-63 - severe
What does an abnormal retic ount indicate in
What is sensitivity? - ANSWER -Helps rule- general? - ANSWER -Doesn't diagnose
out disease = True Positive = Snout anything. First step is ID source of the issue.
What is specificity? - ANSWER -Helps rule- What happens when you mix tegretol and
in disease = True Negative = Spin macrolides? - ANSWER -Increase tegretol
levels.
What does a sed rate measure? -
ANSWER -Inflammation (ESR - Erythrocyte What happens if a pregnant women takes
Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's Accutane? - ANSWER -Birth defects.
have descended in 1 hour.
Answers Graded A
What is dissemination? - ANSWER - that clears when treated in the elderly. Dementia
Getting the research information out to those won't improve.
who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar
Presenting at Local Conference grasp? - ANSWER -Yes.
Journal Club where one person reviews an
article
What is a drug 1/2 life? - ANSWER -The
time it takes for 50% of a drug to be eliminated
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - from the body.
ANSWER -Moderate cognitive impairment
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? -
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - ANSWER -Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low
ANSWER -Inducer -->will lower dose of doses
Lamictal and BCP's
What is a risk of using Tramadol? -
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - ANSWER -Serotonin Syndrome as it is very
ANSWER -Inducer - will lower dose of serotonergic.
Lamictal
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase
What is a Type I research error? - the risk of SJS? - ANSWER -HLAB-1502
ANSWER -There IS a difference but you
say there isn't a difference.
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis?
- ANSWER -With worsening of SJS
What is a Type II research error? -
ANSWER -There is NO difference but you
say there is a difference.
How many generations do you include for a
genogram? - ANSWER -1st degree -
mother, father, siblings
What is pseudo-dementia? - ANSWER - 2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
Cognitive impairment secondary to depression 3rd degree -
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Answers Graded A
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? -
ANSWER -Heart Failure
What does messenger RNA code for? - HTN
ANSWER -Amino Acids
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with
What is epigenetics? - ANSWER -Factors some asthma drugs - ANSWER -
that affect genes - environmental, smoking, Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair,
stress, etc... accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression, anxiety,
hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? -
ANSWER -Basal Ganglia What should you watch for with Tegretol? -
Occipito-Frontal ANSWER -Agranulocytosis and
Hyponatremia
What happens to the brain during adolescence?
- ANSWER -Dendritic pruning What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? -
Emotions are controlled by amygdala ANSWER -CKBB, CKMM, CKMB
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related
When do males typically present with to cardiac muscle damage? - ANSWER -
schizophrenia? - ANSWER -10-25 yo CKMB
When do females typically present with What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? -
schizophrenia? - ANSWER -25-35 yo ANSWER -Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? -
ANSWER -You will need to decreases the What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER -0.3
level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin mcg/L
is a inhibitor
, PMHNP Exam Reported Questions with Verified
Answers Graded A
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? -
ANSWER -Topamax
KCL
Zonegran What is a normal sed rate or ESR? -
ANSWER -0-22 males
0-29 females
What CN are you assessing when you have the
patient shrug their shoulders? - ANSWER -
CN XI - Spinal Accessory What is a retic count? - ANSWER -
Measures % of reticulocytes in blood (immature
RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are
being produced by bone marrow.
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? -
ANSWER -CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment What does a decreased retic count indicate? -
ANSWER -Anemia - acute or chronic
bleeding
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression
Inventory? - ANSWER -Self-Report - 0-63
0-13 - minimal What does an increased retic count indicate? -
14-19 - mild ANSWER -Bone marrow disorder or
20-28 - moderate Vitamin Deficiency
29-63 - severe
What does an abnormal retic ount indicate in
What is sensitivity? - ANSWER -Helps rule- general? - ANSWER -Doesn't diagnose
out disease = True Positive = Snout anything. First step is ID source of the issue.
What is specificity? - ANSWER -Helps rule- What happens when you mix tegretol and
in disease = True Negative = Spin macrolides? - ANSWER -Increase tegretol
levels.
What does a sed rate measure? -
ANSWER -Inflammation (ESR - Erythrocyte What happens if a pregnant women takes
Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's Accutane? - ANSWER -Birth defects.
have descended in 1 hour.
