Final Exam: NR566/ NR 566 Advanced
Pharmacology for Care of the Family
Complete Guide – (Weeks 5-8 Covered) -
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Chamberlain
QUESTION
IWhichIpsychoactiveIdrugIclassIhasIstimulantIpropertiesIandIsuppressesIappetite?
Answer:
INDRIsIBupropionI(Wellbutrin,IZyban)
QUESTION
IWhyIshouldISSRIsInotIbeIstoppedIabruptly?I(Fluoxetine
CitalopramIEscitalopramIParoxetineISertralineIFluvoxamineIVilazodoneIDuloxetine
Vortioxetine)
Answer:
IdueItoIreboundIanxiety,IserotoninIsyndrome
QUESTION
IWhatIareItheIadverseIeffectsIofISSRIs?I(Fluoxetine
CitalopramIEscitalopramIParoxetineISertralineIFluvoxamineIVilazodoneIDuloxetine
Vortioxetine)
Answer:
Ianorexia,Idiarrhea,Iheadache,IweightIgain,IsexualIsideIeffects
QUESTION
,IWhatIareItheIadverseIeffectsIofISNRIs?I(Cymbalta
DesvenlafaxineIVenlafaxineILevomilnacipranIMilnacipranICitalopramIEscitalopramIFetzima
Fluoxetine)
Answer:
IelevatedIbloodIpressure,Isweating,Ianxiety,Idizziness,IinsomniaIconstipation
QUESTION
IInIwhatIageIgroupsIisIantidepressant-inducedIsuicideImoreIprevalent?
Answer:
III-
children,Iadolescents,IadultsI<25
QUESTION
IOlderIadultsImayInotIrespondIasIrobustlyItoIantidepressantsIasIyoungerIpeopleIifItheIfirstIepi
sodeIoccursIafterIageI65.
Answer:
ITRUE
I
QUESTION
IInIolderIadults,ItheseIantidepressantsIshouldIbeIdosedIatI1/2ItheIdoseIdueItoIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIII?
Answer:
IriskIofIQTIprolongation
QUESTION
IWhichIantidepressantIshouldIbeIavoidedIinIadultsIwithIaIhistoryIofIfallsIandIfractures?
Answer:
,IparoxetineI(depression,Iobsessive-
compulsiveIdisorderI(OCD),IpanicIdisorder,IgeneralizedIanxietyIdisorderI(GAD),IsocialIanxiet
yIdisorderI(alsoIknownIasIsocialIphobia),IpremenstrualIdysphoricIdisorderI(PMDD),IandIposttr
au-ImaticIstressIdisorderI(PTSD)
QUESTION
IInIolderIadults,ItricyclicIantidepressantsIshouldIbeIavoidedIinIthoseItaking
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIdepressants?I(Nortriptyline
ClomipramineIDesipramineIImipramineIAmitriptylineIProtriptylineIDoxepinITrimipramineIAm
oxapine)
Answer:
ICNS
QUESTION
IWhyIisIparoxetineIcontraindicatedIinIpregnancy?
Answer:
IfetalIcardiacImalforma-ItionsI-IUSEISERTRALINEIINSTEAD
QUESTION
IWhenIaIpregnantIwomanIwhoIisItakingIanISNRIIdelivers,ItheIinfantIshouldIbeImonitoredIfor
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII?
Answer:
Iirritability
QUESTION
IWhatIareItheI2Ifirst-lineIdrugsIusedItoItreatIbipolar?
Answer:
IlithiumIandIdivalproex
, QUESTION
IWhatIlabItestIshouldIbeImonitoredIwhenIoneIisIonILithium?
Answer:
IserumIlithiumIlevelI(5IdaysIafterIstartIorIdoseIchangeIandIeveryI6ImonthsIafter)
QUESTION
IWhatIdrugsIcanIbeIusedIforIgeneralizedIanxietyIdisorder?
Answer:
ISSRIs,ISNRIs,IBuspironeI(therapyIforIatIleastI12Imonths)
QUESTION
IWhatIdrugsIcanIbeIusedIforIpanicIdisorder?
Answer:
Iparoxetine,Isertraline,Ifluoxetine
(6-9Imonths)ISSRIs
QUESTION
IWhatIdrugsIcanIbeIusedIforIsocialIanxietyIdisorder?
Answer:
Isertraline,Iparoxetine
(4IweeksItoIseeIaffects)ISSRIs
QUESTION
IWhatIdrugsIcanIbeIusedIforIPTSD?
Answer:
Iparoxetine,IsertralineISSRIs
