NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
EXAM LATEST 2025 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
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What is the role of the primary care provider in mental health? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- Screen for mental health issues
- Improve outcomes and reduce health care costs
- Assess and give care to mild-moderate disorders or patients with stable
severe mental disorders
- From strong links with mental health specialty care for complex cases
Sharing patient info (ex: meds used)
about PHQ2
- what does it screen for, what are the questions, scoring - CORRECT
ANSWER-- Screens for MDD
- It is the first two questions of the PHQ9
- In the last two week, have you been feeling these (not at all, several days,
more than half the day, nearly everyday):
- Little interest or pleasure in doing things?
- Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
Scoring:
,A single yes or score >3 (out of 0-6) = possible clinical depression ⇒ due the
PHQ9
If the pt screens (+) ⇒ continue to eval with the PHQ9
about PHQ9
- what its used for, questions, scoring - CORRECT ANSWER-Used for
screening, diagnosing, and treating
- It asks about functioning impairments which is needed for the DSM-based
diagnosis
Includes asking about suicide or hurting self
Scoring:
0-27 available
0-4: Minimal/none
Monitor; may not require treatment
5-9: Mild
Use clinical judgment; follow-up in one month
10-14: Moderate
Use clinical judgment; may need meds if functionally impaired
15-19: Moderately Severe
Warrants active treatment with psychotherapy, meds, or combo
20-27: Severe
Warrants active treatment with psychotherapy, meds, or combo
What is the appropriate initiation dose for fluoxetine for adults and geriatric
adults? - CORRECT ANSWER-20mg PO once daily in the AM
, - May ↑ daily dose after several weeks if inadequate response
- Full therapeutic effect may be delayed 4 weeks or longer
- Max dose: 80mg/day
What labs would be appropriate to draw if you initiate fluoxetine in a geriatric
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sodium levels
- Baseline screening & after 3-4 weeks in high-risk patients (> 65yrs, previous hx
of antidepressant-induced hyponatremia, low body weight, concomitant use of
thiazides or other hyponatremia-inducing agents)
- monitor regularly in the elderly
What are potential side effects of SSRI medications?
- what are the common SSRIs, LEAP of them, and zoloft AE - CORRECT
ANSWER-Common SSRIs:
Lexapro, celexa, paxil, zoloft, prozac
L = decreased libido and sleep
E = Neutral effect on energy
A = neural effect on addiction
P = celexa may stop working after awhile (increase or switch)
What are characteristics of major depressive disorder or MDD? 9 - CORRECT
ANSWER-Diagnostics need 5 or more of the following:
- SS occur more days than not in a 2 week period
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