PMHNP | PMHNP EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS
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What does messenger RNA code for? - ANSWER- Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - ANSWER- Factors that affect genes -
environmental, smoking, stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - ANSWER- Basal
Ganglia
Occipito-Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? - ANSWER- Dendritic
pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? - ANSWER- 10-
25 yo
,When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - ANSWER- 25-
35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - ANSWER- You will need to
decreases the level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a
inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - ANSWER- Heart
Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugs -
ANSWER- Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo =
agitation, aggression, anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI,
tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? - ANSWER- Agranulocytosis
and Hyponatremia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? - ANSWER- CKBB, CKMM,
CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac muscle
damage? - ANSWER- CKMB
,What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - ANSWER-
Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - ANSWER- 0.3 mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? - ANSWER- Topamax
KCL
Zonegran
What CN are you assessing when you have the patient shrug their
shoulders? - ANSWER- CN XI - Spinal Accessory
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? - ANSWER- CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? - ANSWER-
Self-Report - 0-63
0-13 - minimal
14-19 - mild
20-28 - moderate
29-63 - severe
, What is sensitivity? - ANSWER- Helps rule-out disease = True Positive
= Snout
What is specificity? - ANSWER- Helps rule-in disease = True Negative
= Spin
What does a sed rate measure? - ANSWER- Inflammation (ESR -
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's have
descended in 1 hour.
What is a normal sed rate or ESR? - ANSWER- 0-22 males
0-29 females
What is a retic count? - ANSWER- Measures % of reticulocytes in
blood (immature RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are being
produced by bone marrow.
What does a decreased retic count indicate? - ANSWER- Anemia - acute
or chronic bleeding
What does an increased retic count indicate? - ANSWER- Bone marrow
disorder or Vitamin Deficiency
What does an abnormal retic ount indicate in general? - ANSWER-
Doesn't diagnose anything. First step is ID source of the issue.
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