PMHNP EXAM REPORTED NEWEST LATEST
VERSION
UPDATED AND REVISED for 2026
What is dissemination? - ANSWER->Getting the research
information out to those who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - ANSWER->Moderate
cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - ANSWER->Inducer -
>will lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - ANSWER->Inducer - will lower
dose of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? - ANSWER->There IS a
difference but you say there isn't a difference.
,What is a Type II research error? - ANSWER->There is NO
difference but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? - ANSWER->Cognitive impairment
secondary to depression that clears when treated in the elderly.
Dementia won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? -
ANSWER->Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? - ANSWER->The time it takes for 50% of
a drug to be eliminated from the body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - ANSWER->Zyprexa,
Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? - ANSWER->Serotonin
Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? -
ANSWER->HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? -
ANSWER>With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? -
ANSWER->1st degree - mother, father, siblings
,2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? - ANSWER->Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - ANSWER->Factors that affect genes -
environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - ANSWER->Basal
Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? -
ANSWER>Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? -
ANSWER->10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? -
ANSWER->25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - ANSWER->You will need
to decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and
erythromycin is a inhibitor
, ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? -
ANSWER>Heart Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma
drugs - ANSWER->Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair,
accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression, anxiety, hallucinations,
depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? - ANSWER-
>Agranulocytosis and Hyponatremia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? - ANSWER->CKBB,
CKMM, CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac
muscle damage? - ANSWER->CKMB
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - ANSWER-
>Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER->0.3 mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? -
ANSWER>Topamax
KCL
VERSION
UPDATED AND REVISED for 2026
What is dissemination? - ANSWER->Getting the research
information out to those who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - ANSWER->Moderate
cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - ANSWER->Inducer -
>will lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - ANSWER->Inducer - will lower
dose of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? - ANSWER->There IS a
difference but you say there isn't a difference.
,What is a Type II research error? - ANSWER->There is NO
difference but you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? - ANSWER->Cognitive impairment
secondary to depression that clears when treated in the elderly.
Dementia won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? -
ANSWER->Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? - ANSWER->The time it takes for 50% of
a drug to be eliminated from the body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - ANSWER->Zyprexa,
Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? - ANSWER->Serotonin
Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? -
ANSWER->HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? -
ANSWER>With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? -
ANSWER->1st degree - mother, father, siblings
,2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? - ANSWER->Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - ANSWER->Factors that affect genes -
environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - ANSWER->Basal
Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? -
ANSWER>Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? -
ANSWER->10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? -
ANSWER->25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - ANSWER->You will need
to decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and
erythromycin is a inhibitor
, ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? -
ANSWER>Heart Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma
drugs - ANSWER->Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair,
accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression, anxiety, hallucinations,
depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? - ANSWER-
>Agranulocytosis and Hyponatremia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? - ANSWER->CKBB,
CKMM, CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac
muscle damage? - ANSWER->CKMB
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - ANSWER-
>Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER->0.3 mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? -
ANSWER>Topamax
KCL
