PMHNP Exam Reported Questions and
Answers(2022/2023)
What is dissemination?ANS= Getting the research information out to those who need to
know
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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?ANS= Moderate cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system?ANS= Inducer -->will lower dose of Lamictal
and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal?ANS= Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error?ANS= There IS a difference but you say there isn't a
difference.
What is a Type II research error?ANS= There is NO difference but you say there is a
difference.
What is pseudo-dementia?ANS= 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?ANS= Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life?ANS= The time it takes for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from
the body.
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens?ANS= Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol?ANS= Serotonin Syndrome as it is very serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS?ANS= HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis?ANS= With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram?ANS= 1st degree - mother,
father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for?ANS= Amino Acids
What is epigenetics?ANS= Factors that affect genes - environmental, smoking, stress,
etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD?ANS= Basal Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence?ANS= Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia?ANS= 10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia?ANS= 25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal?ANS= You will need to decreases the level
because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what?ANS= Heart Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugsANS=
Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression,
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