PMHNP REPORTED EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Can you take Klonopin during pregnancy? - answer-
Category C - avoid if possible; does excrete into
breast-milk and infant could get withdrawal
symptoms.
What is the concern when prescribing Lamictal with
Depakote? - answer-Both are CYP450 inducers of
the other and therefore together will lower the level
of both drugs.
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
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Can you take Klonopin during pregnancy? - answer-
Category C - avoid if possible; does excrete into
breast-milk and infant could get withdrawal
symptoms.
What is the concern when prescribing Lamictal with
Depakote? - answer-Both are CYP450 inducers of
the other and therefore together will lower the level
of both drugs.
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
