NSG552 / NSG 552 Exam 1 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update): Psychopharmacology | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes

Exam 1: NSG552 / NSG 552 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology Exam | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What are D2 receptor antagonist most popular medications? (3) Answer: Haloperi- dol Fluphenazine (possibly Thorazine) Your first generations Q: Difference and comparison in between FGA and SGA: Atypical antipsychotics have a profile of symptom ac- tions Answer: equal profile of positive symptom actions Q: Difference and comparison in between FGA and SGA: Atypical antipsychotics have a high or low EPS symptoms? Answer: Low Q: Difference and comparison in between FGA and SGA: Atypical antipsychotics have increase or decrease rate of hyperprolactine- mia? Answer: decrease rate Q: What was the first atypical antipsychotic? Answer: clozapine Q: Difference and comparison in between FGA and SGA: atypical antipsychotics are defined as this antagonists Answer: serotonin-dopamine anatagnoist Q: Difference and comparison in between FGA and SGA: Atypical antipsychotics will also antagonise what?(1) Answer: 5HT2A receptor Q: Do first generation antipsychotics antagonise 5HT2A? Answer: No Q: If you block 5HT2A can increase what so it can decrease downstream dopamine release? Answer: glutamate 5 below workers are blocking entrance so all the glue in the store is increasing because no one is buying it. The workers are sad now because (dopamine is down). Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: Cross titration happens in what duration? Answer: over days to weeks Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: How is the process happening Answer: As you are lowering the previous antipsychotic you are increasing the new antipsychotic. Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: But two antipsychotics at once? Isnt that dangerous? (when you are cross titrating) Answer: No Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: If you are seeing the patient do better during the cross titration process what should you do? Answer: complete the process to a full dosage and do not stop the down titration. Q: Cross titration strategies for APS We tried a second antipsychotic medication however it's not working now what? Answer: try a third (do not use two antipsychotics at once at this time.) Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: Fewest complications happen when? Answer: you use drugs from the same class Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: If you are switching from a -pine to a -pine or -done to a -done how long should process take? Answer: a little weeks time. If you want to make a pine tree to a differnet pine tree or if you done one task but want to do another you should do it over a week. Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: Switching from a pine to a done should be done over? Answer: at least two weeks If you have a pine tree but want it destoryed and DONE its gonna take at least two weeks (you cross off two weeks in may) Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: Why are you giving at least two weeks to transititon from pine to a done? Answer: be- cause the patient needs to redapt from the antihistamine , anticholnergic effects. Pine trees are sleepy and for the patient to come out of it it takes two weeks. Q: Cross titration strategies for APS: Anticholinergic and antihistamine acitons are more common in? Answer: -pines Q: Cross titration strategies for APS