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Stahls Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Test Bank.
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Stahls Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition 
Test Bank. 
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology 
Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications 5th Edition Testbank/Study Guide 
Chapter 1 Chemical neurotransmission 
MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a 
chemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses response is based on the theory 
that depression primarily involves which of the following neurotransmitters? 
a. Cortisol and G...
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ATI Med-Surg Endocrine TEST QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2023
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A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing the Somogyi effect and takes 
intermittent-acting insulin. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the 
plan? 
A) Move the evening intermediate-acting dose to 90 min. before dinner 
B) Increase the client's morning caloric intake 
C) Omit the client's evening snack 
D) Monitor the client's nighttime blood glucose levels - ANSWER D) Monitor the client's 
nighttime blood glucose levels 
The Somogyi effect describes...
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APHY 102 Midterm Exam - Ivy Tech 2022/2023 Solved 100% Correct
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What is a hormone and how does it act? - ANSWER-Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible for regulation. They are secreted into body fluids, mainly blood. It has specific actions on target tissues, which are any tissue that has specific receptors for that particular hormone. 
 
What is a paracrine gland? - ANSWER-a secretion that enters interstitial fluid but affects only neighboring cells 
 
What is an autocrine gland? - ANSWER-A secretion that only affects the secreting cell. 
 
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UWORLD STEP 2 CK NBME, (Graded A+ Already)
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Congenital dermal melocytosis, benign, flat blue-grey patches on the lower back and buttocks that is common in African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American ethnicity. correct answers *Mongolian spots* -> usually fade spontaneously 
 
-> document these as they can be mistaken for bruises 
 
III/VI Holosystolic murmur in a 1 month old with normal PE, next step? correct answers Echocardiogram, patient has VSD 
 
"machine-like murmur" correct answers PDA 
 
What causes a cleft lip? correct...
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UNE BioChem 1005 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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UNE BioChem 1005 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 
Somatostatin reduces the secretion of both glucagon and insulin through which of the following mechanisms? 
a. Somatostatin activates an activator G-protein 
b. Somatostatin activates MAPK cascade 
c. Somatostatin activates an inhibitory G-protein d. Somatostatin uses Ca+2 as a downstream signal c. Somatostatin activates an inhibitory G-protein 
Insulin mediated glucose uptake by muscle and adipose tissue is a result of which of the fo...
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AACN AGACNP Review exam 2023 with 100% correct answers
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Cushing's Syndrome/Disease 
cortisol excess typically caused by pituitary adenoma 60-70% of cases. 
 
Central obesity w/ extremity wasting. 
dorsocervical fat pad. 
rounded facies. 
spontaneous bruising. 
purple striae 
hyperpigmentation 
poor wound healing/ skin infections. 
 
Dexamethasone suppression test. 
1mg dexamethasone at 2300 hours and measure serum cortisol at 0800. 
 
Remove sources of excess and manage consequences ( HTN, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia.) 
 
 
 
Addison's disease 
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Relias ED RN A Test EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Relias ED RN A Test EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND 
ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 
Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come 
off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have a 
slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and 
antiseptic swabs. What else do you need? - CORRECT 
ANSWER Petrolatum gauze 
A patient presents after an intentional overdose of 
propranolol approximately 2 hours ago. The patient has 
severe hypotension and bradycardia. IV fluids and ...
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NURS 316 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
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Pharmacokinetics correct answer: How to drug is absorbed, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. ADME 
 
Pathophysiology correct answer: The physiology of altered health 
-Deals with: 
-cellular changes 
-organ changes 
-effects of these changes on total body function 
-mechanism of the underlying disease 
 
Etiology 
Congenital/acquired 
Idiopathic/iatrogenic correct answer: The study of the causes or reasons for the disease. 
-Congenital:The disease was present at birth 
-Acquired: Dise...
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MMSC436 Final Exam (with Complete Solutions)
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The three levels of dysfunction that may be evaluated in a patient with an endocrine problem are primary, secondary, and tertiary. The possible defective sites that correspond to these primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of dysfunction are, respective correct answers Target gland, pituitary hypothalamus 
 
Pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is inhibited by elevated levels of: 
a. Aldosterone 
b. Cortisol 
c. Estradiol-17b 
d. Progesterone 
e. Epinephrine correct answer...
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NUR 631 ACCURATE 2023/2024 FALL SESSION FINAL EXAM.COMPLETE TEST WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY 
 
NUR 631 ACCURATE 2023/2024 FALL SESSION FINAL EXAM.COMPLETE TEST WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 
 
1.	A patient presents to the clinic with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, O2 saturation is 99%. The NP understands that: 
a.	The patient does not have carbon monoxide poisoning 
b.	Carbon monoxide has already been flushed out of the body 
c.	The patient needs supplemental oxygen 
d.	The patient should be prepared for hyperbaric oxygen therapy 
2.	H...
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