NR 546 MIDTERM EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+
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-more potently to the 5HT 2A receptor than to D2 or
bine equally between the 2 receptors.
2 dones and a rone
-less sedating and cause less weight gain, but have a
higher risk for hyperprolactinemia and EPS
-pips: bind more potently to D2 receptors than to 5HT-
2A, have low risk of metabolic side effects and weight
2 pips and a rip gain, but they have a potential for EPS.
-rips binds equally to both D2 and 5HT-2A receptors,
have low risk for metabolic disorders
tool used to monitor involuntary movements and tardive
dyskinesia in clients who take antipsychotic medication
Abnormal Involuntary
-best practice/recommendation to document the AIMS
Movement Scale (AIMS)
at minimum every 6 months for patients taking an
antipsychotic agent/dopamine blocker
abrupt cessation of can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms
benzodiazepines -seizures and death
, acetylcholine
-in CNS: affects arousal, motivation, attention, learning,
REM sleep, impacts sleep, pain perception, memory
-in PNS: makes you sweat and salivate
Ach -link between brain and muscles
-not enough: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Schizophrenia
-too much: Depression
-Role in addiction
-Receptors: nicotinic & muscarinic
improve side effects of D2 blockade and enhance the
adding 5HT2A antagonism:
antipsychotic efficacy of D2 blockade
-cardiac concerns: QT prolongation, torsades de
Additional adverse effects pointes, and sudden cardiac death
of excessive D2 receptor -blood dyscrasias (neutropenia, leukopenia, and
blockade (D2 antagonist agranulocytosis)
actions) include: -esophageal dysmotility, aspiration
-increased fall risk
Persistence
-taking med over intended time period
Adherence
Compliance
-taking med as prescribed
regulated by reciprocal connections between the
Affect of fear amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and
the amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)
Inner restlessness leading to repetitive motion (rocking,
akathisia
tapping fingers).
Alex is a returning client Risperidone
who reports leaking fluid -highest risk for galactorrhea, due to
from his nipples. Which of hyperprolactinemia.
the following is most likely
responsible for these
undesirable side effects?
, all forms of psychosis are dopamine, serotonin, and glutamate
linked to the
neurotransmitter systems:
dysfunction of communication
Alogia
-poverty of speech
used off-label for general anxiety disorder (GAD).
-bind with glutamate calcium channel blockers (Glu-CB)
to inhibit the release of several neurotransmitters. --
Pregabalin has anxiolytic properties with selective
Alpha 2 Delta Ligands
binding to the α-2-delta subunit of voltage-gated
calcium channels.
-pregabalin (Lyrica)
-gabapentin (Neurontin)
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