Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 (New 2024/
2025 Update) Psychopharmacology for the
PMHNP Review -Questions and Verified
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Chamberlain
QUESTION
ISSRIs
Answer:
Fluoxetine,IParoxetine,ISertraline,ICitalopram.IPreventIreuptakeIofI5HT
QUESTION
ISNRIs
Answer:
Venlafaxine,IDuloxetine,ILevamilnacipran.INotIusedIforIOCD.IPreventIreuptakeIofI5HTIandIN
orepinephrineI(NE)
QUESTION
IBuspirone
Answer:
Azapirones.IApprovedIforIShort-
TermIAnxietyITreatment.IBindItoISerotoninIandIDopamineIReceptorsItoIIncreaseINorepinephri
neIMetabolism
,QUESTION
Ia2dILigands
Answer:
Pregabalin.IOff-
LabelIUseIforIGeneralIAnxietyIDisorder.IBindIwithIGlutamateICalciumIChannelIBlockersI(Gl
u-CB)ItoIInhibitIReleaseIofISeveralINeurotransmitters
QUESTION
IGeneralizedIAnxietyIDisorderITreatment
Answer:
SSRIs,ISNRIs,IBuspirone.IDrugITherapyIforIatILeastI1IYear
QUESTION
IPanicIDisorderITreatment
Answer:
Paroxetine,ISertraline,IFluoxetine.IDrugITherapyI6-9IMonths
QUESTION
IOCDITreatment
Answer:
Fluoxetine,IFluvoxamine,ISertraline,IParoxetine,IClomipramine.IDrugItherapyIrecommendedIfo
rIatIleastI1Iyear.
QUESTION
,ISocialIAnxietyIDisorderITreatment
Answer:
Sertraline,IParoxetine.IDrugItherapyImayItakeIupItoI4IweeksItoIshowIeffects.
QUESTION
IPTSD
Answer:
Paroxetine,ISertraline
QUESTION
IClonazepamIContraindications
Answer:
BenzodiazepineInotIrecommendedIduringIbreastfeeding.
QUESTION
ILorazepamIContraindications
Answer:
BenzodiazepineInotIrecommendedIduringIbreastfeedingIorIpregnancy.
QUESTION
IParoxetineIContraindication
Answer:
, ContraindicatedIinIpregnancyIdueItoItheIriskIofIatrialIseptalIdefects.
QUESTION
IHydroxyzine
Answer:
ContraindicatedIinItheI1stItrimesterIofIpregnancy.
QUESTION
IUseIofIBenzosIDuringIPregnancy
Answer:
MayIcauseIintrauterineIgrowthIrestriction,IoverIsedationIatIbirth,IpotentialIforIlearningIdisabilit
ies,Iautism,IADHD,IandIneonatalIwithdrawalIsyndrome.
QUESTION
IContraindicatedIWhenIBreastfeeding
Answer:
Gabapentin,IBenzodiazepines,IHistamineIreceptorIagents,Iα2Iligands
QUESTION
ICYP450
Answer:
EnzymeIfamilyIcrucialIforIdrugImetabolism,IpredominantlyIfoundIinItheIliver.