PMHNP Exam UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PMHNP Exam UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is dissemination? - CORRECT 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 perso...
PMHNP Exam UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is dissemination? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Moderate cognitive
impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inducer -->will lower
dose of Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inducer - will lower dose of
Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- There IS a difference but you
say there isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- There is NO difference but
you say there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Yes.
,What is a drug 1/2 life? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The time it takes for 50% of a drug to
be eliminated from the body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Zyprexa, Abilify,
Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Serotonin Syndrome as it is
very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- With
worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1st
degree - mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Factors that affect genes - environmental,
smoking, stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Basal Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dendritic
pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
,When do males typically present with schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25-35
yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Heart Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugs - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation,
aggression, anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Agranulocytosis and
Hyponatremia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CKBB, CKMM,
CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac muscle damage? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- CKMB
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 0.3 mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Topamax
KCL
, Zonegran
What CN are you assessing when you have the patient shrug their shoulders? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- CN XI - Spinal Accessory
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Self-
Report - 0-63
0-13 - minimal
14-19 - mild
20-28 - moderate
29-63 - severe
What is sensitivity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps rule-out disease = True Positive =
Snout
What is specificity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Helps rule-in disease = True Negative =
Spin
What does a sed rate measure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inflammation (ESR -
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's have descended in 1 hour.
What is a normal sed rate or ESR? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 0-22 males
0-29 females
What is a retic count? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Measures % of reticulocytes in blood
(immature RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are being produced by bone marrow.
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