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Georgette Review Exam Questions and Answers 2025When many answers are remarkably similar, they are usually - Answer
wrong
Interprofessional collaboration is encouraged. - Answer Collaborate is usually right.
Delegate is usually wrong.
ADPIER - Answer Assessment, diagnosis, Plan, intervention, evaluate, refer out last.
Lithium - Answer Normal 0.6-1.2
Lithium toxicity occurs at levels - Answer > 1.5
Signs of Lithium toxicity - Answer severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, confusion,
drowsiness, muscle weakness, heart palpitation, coarse hand tremors, unsteady gait
Lithium is gold standard for - Answer MANIA
Lithium has evidence shown to - Answer reduce suicidal ideation
What does lithium cause in neonate, especially 1st trimester - Answer Ebstein anomaly
(congenital heart defect)
dehydration and hyponatremia cause lithium levels to - Answer rise
Baseline labs before initiation of lithium - Answer TSH
creatinine (0.6-1.2)
BUN (10-20)
HCG (all psychotropics females 12-51)
EKG 50+
Urinalysis (check for proteins, 4+ may indicate kidney disease)
Side Effects of Lithium - Answer hypothyroidism
coase hand tremors with toxicity
maculopapular rash
diarrhea, vomiting, cramps--signs of toxicity. Monitor closely.
anorexia
t wave inversions
leukocytosis
Pt education for lithimum - Answer staying hydrated
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,avoiding NSAIDS
compliance
Depakote normal level - Answer 50-125
Depakote toxicity level - Answer greater than 150
Teratogenic effects of Depakote - Answer spina bifida
Adverse effects of depakote - Answer alopecia
hepatotoxicity (RUQ pain or brown/red urine--order LFTs) AST 5-40, ALT 5-35,
yellowing of skin or eyes, fatigue
Signs of Depakote toxicity - Answer disorientation, lethargy, respiratory depression,
nausea/vomiting
Intervention for depakote toxicity - Answer DC med
check level
LFT
ammonia
MAOI + tyramine causes - Answer hypertensive crisis
Symptoms of hypertensive crisis - Answer elevated BP
sudden explosive like headache
facial flushing
palpitations
pupillary dilation
diaphoresis
fever
Hypertensive crisis occurs with MAOI + - Answer MEPERIDINE
STIMULANTS
decongestants
TCAs
atypicals
St. John's wart
L-tryptophan
asthma meds
Treatment for hypertensive crisis - Answer DC offending agent
Administer PHENTOLAMINE
Teratogenic effects of benzos - Answer floppy baby, cleft palate
Teratogenic effects of tegratol - Answer neural tube defect
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,teratogenic effects of lithium - Answer ebstein anomaly (heart defect) (avoid, especially
1st trimester)
teratogenic effects of depakote - Answer neural tube defects/spina bifida
Adverse reaction to Lamictal - Answer Steven Johnson's Syndrome
Signs of SJS - Answer FEVER --high yield
sore throat
facial swelling
tongue swelling
red rash
skin sloughing
body aches
prodromal headache
malaise
arthralgia
painful mucus membranes
Lamotrigine is least likely to cause - Answer sedation or weight gain
Carbamazepine (tegretol) black box warning - Answer agranulocytosis (decrease
WBCs)
aplastic anemia (pallor, fatigue, HA, fever, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, skin rash, SOA)
Carbamazepine and asians - Answer Screen for HLAB-1502 allele before initiating, due
to high incidence of SJS if positive for allele.
Child-bearing aged women - Answer check for pregnancy before starting mood
stabilizer
start on folic acid to support neural tube development during the first month that a
woman is pregnant
Clozaril/clozapine can cause - Answer agranulocytosis and neutropenia
For monitoring neutropenia in Clozaril, monitor - Answer ANC
DC clozarli if ANC - Answer less than 1000
DC clozaril if WBC - Answer 2000-3000, risk of agranulocytosis
When on clozaril monitor for - Answer signs and symptoms of infection: sudden fever,
chills, sore throat, weakness
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, Clozaril only known antipsychotic to - Answer decrease risk of suicide in patients with
schizophrenia.
Your patient with bipolar disorder is admitted to a medical hospital. The internist
contacts your office and asks whether the lithium you prescribed him is effecting his
ECG. How do you respond?
A. Lithium can prolong the QT interval
B. Lithium has no effect on his ECG
C. Lithium can invert the t waves
D. Lithium can shorten the PR interval - Answer Answer: Lithium can invert the t waves.
Mary is a 45-year-old African American female who has been treated on Isocarboxazid
(Marplan) for over 6 years. Mary is going in for a surgical procedure. Which medication
is strictly contraindicated with Isocarboxazid?
A. Morphine
B. NSAIDS
C. Methylphenidate
D. Acetaminophen - Answer Answer: Methylphenidate
You are treating a client with schizophrenia who takes clozapine. What lab values will
indicate the client needs to discontinue treatment?
A. WBC less than 1800 and ANC less than 1200
B. ANC less than 1,000
C. WBC less than 5,000
D. ANC less than 2000 - Answer Answer: ANC less than 1000
If given during pregnancy, socium valproate can cause which of the following medical
problems in the baby?
A. SJS
B. Ebstein's anomaly
C. Spina bifida
D. Cleft palate - Answer A. Spina bifida
Which mood stabilizer is associated with potential life-threatening rash in the Asian
population?
A. Carbamazepine (tegretol)
B. Depakote
C. Lithium
D. Lamictal - Answer A. Carbamazepine
Bulimia, weight is - Answer within the normal range.
Pharm treatment for bulimia - Answer Fluoxetine
SSRIs and TCAs effective in reducing binging and purging
Signs of anorexia nervosa - Answer low BMI
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