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Exam 1: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Complete guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Maryville Q: What is Hyperprolactinemia? Answer: Higher-than-normal prolactin levels, which may result in spontaneous breastmilk production and amenorrhea. Q: Hyperprolactinemia causes Answer: -adenoma -drugs (SSRI, antipsychotics, cocaine) -hypothyroidism -mass effect -trauma Q: Hyperprolactinemia Tx Answer: dopamine agonists (c...

NURS 660 Exam 1 LATEST UPDATE 2023 QUESTIONS AND EXPLAINED ANSWERS |AGRADE 1. Identify the emerging neurobiological hypothesis of schizophrenia. o The hypothesis: (focus on the most detail with the Dopamine Theory) The only pharmacological treatment that we have are dopamine (D2 receptors) and serotonin (5HT2A) Dopamine Theory

NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. Know the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, where they originate from, and what medications treat these symptoms. Positive symptoms:  psychosis, hallucinations, delusions  Mesolimbic origin  Medications: D2 antagonists Negative symptoms:  more related to mood disturbance, apathy, anhedonia, neuroleptic dysphoria, cognitive blunting  Mesocortical/prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, reward circuit origins ...

NURS 660 Exam 3 Review Revised Questions and 100% Correct Answers. 1. What is the medication that is the antidote for alprazolam? (If someone ODs). a. In overdosed-administer Flumazenil (benzo antagonist)-Stahl-can reverse od or induce sz or withdrawal in pts dependent on benzos 2. What is the MOA of pregabalin that makes it alleviate pain for people with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? a. Gabapentin and Lyrica are analgesic adjuncts that bind to open conformation of VS calcium channels ...

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Exam 3: NURS660/ NURS 660 (NEW 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Grade A | Questions and Verified Answers - Maryville Question what receptor does buspirone primarily act upon Answer: 5HT1A partial agonist Question what receptor does melantonergic drugs act on Answer: action on MT(1) and MT(2) melatonin receptors present in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothal- amus Question Best benzo for alcohol detox with liver dise...

Exam 1: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Review | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: What is the black box warning of Clozapine Answer: Agranulocytosis Q: What is the most common side effect of clozapine Answer: sedation Q: What labs need to be done before starting clients on antipsychotic medications? Answer: fasting lipid panel, fasting glucose, weight, bp Q: When ...