Maryville University Of St. Louis

Exam 1: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Complete guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Maryville Q: What is Hyperprolactinemia? Answer: Higher-than-normal prolactin levels, which may result in spontaneous breastmilk production and amenorrhea. Q: Hyperprolactinemia causes Answer: -adenoma -drugs (SSRI, antipsychotics, cocaine) -hypothyroidism -mass effect -trauma Q: Hyperprolactinemia Tx Answer: dopamine agonists (c...

Exam 1: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Maryville Q: How does aripiprazole work? Answer: 1.Partial agonism at dopamine 2 receptors 2.Reduces dopamine output when dopamine is high thus improving positive symp- toms and mediating antipsychotic actions. 3.Increases dopamine output when dopamine levels are low thus improving cogni- tion, negative, and mood symptoms 4.Also acts on dopamine 3 recept...

Exam 4: NURS663 / NURS 663 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam Review | Study Guide with Verified Answers | 100% Correct (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Maryville Q: Clonidine pt. ed Answer: Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Swallow the extended-release tablets whole; do not split, chew or crush them. Q: Disulfiram (Antabuse) MOA Answer: Irreversibly blocks ALDH which prevents metabolism of alcohol and acetylaldehyde build...

Exam 4: NURS663 / NURS 663 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Maryville Q: which medications are in Suboxone Answer: buprenorphine and naloxone Q: buproprion; dosing Answer: for smoking cessation: begin 7-14d before stop date; 150mg SR in am x6 days then increase to 150mg SR BID tx for 7-9 weeks Q: chlordiazepoxide; MOA, what for, dosing Answer: MOA: enhances GABA for acute alcohol withdrawal 50-10...

Exam 3: NURS663 / NURS 663 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Maryville Q: propanolol is good for Answer: panic attack with tremor; GAD with tremor social anxiety and presentations *monitor BP and HR Q: agroaphobia therapy types Answer: insight oriented therapy behavioral therapy cognitive therapy encourage good responses and minimize poor responses Q: what is insight oriented...

Exam 3: NURS663 / NURS 663 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam Review | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Rated A (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Maryville Q: Benzodiazepines (class) Answer: - also called the "Z' drugs. Their clinical effects results from interactions with GABA-receptor complexes at binding domains located close to or coupled to benzodiazepine receptors. Q: Benzodiazepines are FDA approved to tx what dxs? Answer: · Generalized a...

Exam 3: NURS663 / NURS 663 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Maryville Q: What neurotransmitter is the reward pathway Answer: Dopamine Q: Kids who have lack of remorse have this disorder Answer: Conduct Disorder Q: By what age most teens tried alcohol Answer: 13 Q: With Alcohol consumption, Vitamin B1 or thiamine deficient causes what Answer: Wornicke-Korsakoff syndrome Q: Heroin withdrawal Answer...

Exam 2: NURS663 / NURS 663 - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Rated A (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Maryville Q: Enuresis Prevalence Answer: · Prevalence is 5-10% of five-year-old's · 1.5-5% of 9-10-year-old · Nocturnal enuresis more common in boys Q: Enuresis Diagnostic Criteria Answer: · Must be at least 5 years old · Voiding in bed or clothes, either intentional or unintentional · Mus...

Exam 2: NURS663 / NURS 663 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Maryville Q: Environment where BED is often screened for is the __________ patients electing for surgery Answer: bariatric Question: When assessing patient's appetite (for BED), Ask: "Have you ever eaten more than you ____________?" follow up with, "Did you feel like it wasn't _________ to stop?" Answer: intended, possible ...

Exam 1: NURS663 / NURS 663 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) - Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management II Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Maryville Q: Tricyclic mechanism of action? Answer: Inhibit 5HT2, norepinephrine, dopamine and reuptake slows. Amino group interferes with ASP - 98 in HSERT. Causing down regulation of receptors. Q: Tricyclic side effects? Answer: Anticholinergic effects (dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urine retention, impotence). H...