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A patient has been taking an atypical antipsychotic for 6
months. At his current appointment, his weight is unchanged
since he began taking the antipsychotic. What can be predicted
regarding his fasting triglyceride levels? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> They cannot be predicted based on his weight
A middle-aged male is having difficulty getting up in time for
work because he is unable to fall asleep until after 2 am and has
difficulty waking up before noon. Individuals who are phase
delayed may benefit from: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Evening
melatonin and morning light
A leading hypothesis of schizophrenia is: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Hypofunctioning NDMA receptors
A 48-year-old patient with depression was recently started on
20 mg/day fluoxetine to combat his presenting symptoms of
,apathy, fatigue, problems concentrating, and hypersomnia. The
patient reports that he is feeling much more energized and can
see improvements in his cognition and attention within a day or
two of starting fluoxetine. Which of the following properties of
fluoxetine is theoretically most likely responsible for this
patient's positive response? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 5HT2C
antagonism
A 35-year-old patient with bipolar disorder is currently
experiencing a depressive episode that involves suicidal
ideation. Which of the following mood stabilizers has shown
efficacy for the prevention of suicide? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Lithium
A 34-year-old patient with schizophrenia is not responding to a
standard dose of an antipsychotic. Which of the following might
you suspect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Dopamine 2 receptor
occupancy less than 60%
As a conscientious clinician you often request that plasma drug
levels be determined for your patients not responding to
psychopharmacological treatments. Pharmacokinetics play a
substantial role in the therapeutic profiles of: - ✔✔✔ Correct
, Answer > A. Alpha 1 selective GABA A positive allosteric
modulators
B. Benzodiazepine hypnotics
Agents that block reuptake of norepinephrine have what effect
on dopamine in the prefrontal cortex? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Increase its synaptic availability
A young man arrives at the emergency room in great pain after
receiving a chemical burn during an accident at work. Which
primary afferent neurons would have responded to the
chemical stimulus to produce nociceptive neuronal activity? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C fiber neurons
A serotonin molecule binds to a 5HT2A receptor causing
electrical impulses to be sent down a GABA neuron's axon
terminal, eventually releasing GABA to the GABA-A receptor of
its postsynaptic neuron. Which type of neurotransmission does
this describe? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Classic synaptic
neurotransmission
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