PMHNP Exam Reported
What is dissemination? Correct answers Getting the research information
out to
who those
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? Correct answers Moderate cognitive
impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? Correct answers Inducer -->will
lower dose
Lamictal andof
BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? Correct answers Inducer - will lower dose of
Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? Correct answers There IS a difference but
you say
there isn't a
difference.
What is a Type II research error? Correct answers There is NO difference
but you
there say
is a
difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? Correct answers 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? Correct
answers Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? Correct answers The time it takes for 50% of a
drug to be from the
eliminated
body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? Correct answers Zyprexa, Abilify,
Seroquel -
low
doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? Correct answers Serotonin Syndrome as
it is very
serotonergi
c.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? Correct
answers HLAB-
150
2
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? Correct answers With
worsening of
SJS
,How many generations do you include for a genogram? Correct answers
1st degree
mother, -
father,
siblings
2nd degree - grandparents &
cousins
3rd degree
-
What does messenger RNA code for? Correct answers
Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? Correct answers Factors that affect genes -
environmental,
smoking, stress,
etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? Correct answers
Basal Ganglia
Occipito-
Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? Correct answers
Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by
amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as
well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? Correct answers
10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? Correct answers
25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? Correct answers You will need to
decreases
level the Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a
because
inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? Correct answers
Heart Failure
HT
N
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugs
Correct answers
Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation,
aggression,
anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI,
tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? Correct answers
Agranulocytosis and
Hyponatrem
ia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? Correct answers CKBB,
CKMM, CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac muscle
damage? Correct
answers
CKMB
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? Correct answers
Polymyositis
Rhabd
o
What is a normal CKMB? Correct answers 0.3
mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? Correct answers
Topamax
KCL
, Zonegra
n
What CN are you assessing when you have the patient shrug their
shoulders?
answers CNCorrect
XI - Spinal
Accessory
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? Correct answers
CD4 <200
Viral Load is
high
<20% get it with antiretroviral
treatment
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? Correct answers
Self-Report -
0-
63
0-13 -
minimal
14-19 -
mild
20-28 -
moderate
29-63 -
severe
What is sensitivity? Correct answers Helps rule-out disease = True
Positive = Snout
What is specificity? Correct answers Helps rule-in disease = True
Negative = Spin
What does a sed rate measure? Correct answers Inflammation (ESR -
Erythrocyte
Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's have descended
in 1 hour.
What is a normal sed rate or ESR? Correct answers 0-22
males
0-29
females
What is a retic count? Correct answers Measures % of reticulocytes in blood
(immature
RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are being produced by bone
marrow.
What does a decreased retic count indicate? Correct answers Anemia - acute
or chronic
bleedin
g
What does an increased retic count indicate? Correct answers Bone marrow
disorder or
Vitamin
Deficiency
What does an abnormal retic ount indicate in general? Correct
answers Doesn't
diagnose anything. First step is ID source of the
issue.
What happens when you mix tegretol and macrolides? Correct answers
Increase
tegretol
levels.
What happens if a pregnant women takes Accutane? Correct answers
Birth defects.
What labs do you get with RA? Correct answers Sed rate, RF, ANA, C
reactive
CBC, protein,
CMP, CRP - helps confirm
diagnosis.
CRP and ESR are both increased in RA but NOT in
osteoarthritis.
What is dissemination? Correct answers Getting the research information
out to
who those
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? Correct answers Moderate cognitive
impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? Correct answers Inducer -->will
lower dose
Lamictal andof
BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? Correct answers Inducer - will lower dose of
Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? Correct answers There IS a difference but
you say
there isn't a
difference.
What is a Type II research error? Correct answers There is NO difference
but you
there say
is a
difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? Correct answers 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? Correct
answers Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? Correct answers The time it takes for 50% of a
drug to be from the
eliminated
body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? Correct answers Zyprexa, Abilify,
Seroquel -
low
doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? Correct answers Serotonin Syndrome as
it is very
serotonergi
c.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? Correct
answers HLAB-
150
2
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? Correct answers With
worsening of
SJS
,How many generations do you include for a genogram? Correct answers
1st degree
mother, -
father,
siblings
2nd degree - grandparents &
cousins
3rd degree
-
What does messenger RNA code for? Correct answers
Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? Correct answers Factors that affect genes -
environmental,
smoking, stress,
etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? Correct answers
Basal Ganglia
Occipito-
Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? Correct answers
Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by
amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as
well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? Correct answers
10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? Correct answers
25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? Correct answers You will need to
decreases
level the Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a
because
inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? Correct answers
Heart Failure
HT
N
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugs
Correct answers
Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation,
aggression,
anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI,
tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? Correct answers
Agranulocytosis and
Hyponatrem
ia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? Correct answers CKBB,
CKMM, CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac muscle
damage? Correct
answers
CKMB
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? Correct answers
Polymyositis
Rhabd
o
What is a normal CKMB? Correct answers 0.3
mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? Correct answers
Topamax
KCL
, Zonegra
n
What CN are you assessing when you have the patient shrug their
shoulders?
answers CNCorrect
XI - Spinal
Accessory
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? Correct answers
CD4 <200
Viral Load is
high
<20% get it with antiretroviral
treatment
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? Correct answers
Self-Report -
0-
63
0-13 -
minimal
14-19 -
mild
20-28 -
moderate
29-63 -
severe
What is sensitivity? Correct answers Helps rule-out disease = True
Positive = Snout
What is specificity? Correct answers Helps rule-in disease = True
Negative = Spin
What does a sed rate measure? Correct answers Inflammation (ESR -
Erythrocyte
Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's have descended
in 1 hour.
What is a normal sed rate or ESR? Correct answers 0-22
males
0-29
females
What is a retic count? Correct answers Measures % of reticulocytes in blood
(immature
RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are being produced by bone
marrow.
What does a decreased retic count indicate? Correct answers Anemia - acute
or chronic
bleedin
g
What does an increased retic count indicate? Correct answers Bone marrow
disorder or
Vitamin
Deficiency
What does an abnormal retic ount indicate in general? Correct
answers Doesn't
diagnose anything. First step is ID source of the
issue.
What happens when you mix tegretol and macrolides? Correct answers
Increase
tegretol
levels.
What happens if a pregnant women takes Accutane? Correct answers
Birth defects.
What labs do you get with RA? Correct answers Sed rate, RF, ANA, C
reactive
CBC, protein,
CMP, CRP - helps confirm
diagnosis.
CRP and ESR are both increased in RA but NOT in
osteoarthritis.
