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APEA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
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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
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
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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, MAO-
A
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
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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
What are the side effects of benzos? - CORRECT ANSWER=drowsiness,
sedation, weakness, ataxia, dizziness, light-headed feeling, dry mouth, headache,
confusion, disorientation, tachycardia, palpitations, anterograde amnesia
What are the side effects of Z drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER=daytime
drowsiness, headache, cognitive disorders, dizziness, falls, alteration of taste,
complex sleep-related behaviors, less dependence
What are the side effects of valerian? - CORRECT ANSWER=GI upset, headache,
restless sleep, bitter taste, heart palpitations, hepatotoxicity
What are the side effects of modafinil? - CORRECT ANSWER=HTN, headache,
GI upset, nausea/vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness
Mania - CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
APEA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Actual Exam Preparation Newest 2025/2026 Complete Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) |Already Graded A+
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
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
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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, MAO-
A
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
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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
What are the side effects of benzos? - CORRECT ANSWER=drowsiness,
sedation, weakness, ataxia, dizziness, light-headed feeling, dry mouth, headache,
confusion, disorientation, tachycardia, palpitations, anterograde amnesia
What are the side effects of Z drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER=daytime
drowsiness, headache, cognitive disorders, dizziness, falls, alteration of taste,
complex sleep-related behaviors, less dependence
What are the side effects of valerian? - CORRECT ANSWER=GI upset, headache,
restless sleep, bitter taste, heart palpitations, hepatotoxicity
What are the side effects of modafinil? - CORRECT ANSWER=HTN, headache,
GI upset, nausea/vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness
Mania - CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER=Diagnosis with psychosis as a feature
