NR-546 Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric- Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Final Exam (Latest Update)
Question:
What antidepressant has the longest half-life?
Answer:
fluoxetine
Question:
What antidepressant also treats social anxiety and insomnia
Answer:
paroxetine
Question:
What antidepressant treats anxious depression smokers require increased dose
Answer:
fluvoxamine 1 / 4
Question:
What antidepressant also treats social anxiety and hypersomnolence
Answer:
sertraline
Question:
This medication treats both depression and anxiety disorders, ensure trial of higher dose before switching to a different medication
Answer:
venlafaxine
Question:
This medication effective for perimenopausal vasomotor symptoms
Answer:
desvenlafaxine
Question:
This medication effective for atypical pain at higher doses; appropriate for clients who present with somatic symptoms of depression; effective for atypical pain, such as fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy
Answer:
duloxetine 2 / 4
Question:
This medication may improve energy, alertness, and motivation; not first line treatment for anxiety; contraindicated in clients with a history of seizures
Answer:
bupropion (Wellbutrin) - NDRI
Question:
This medication treats anxious depression smokers require increased dose
Answer:
fluvoxamine
Question:
This medication also treats social anxiety and hypersomnolence
Answer:
sertraline
Question:
This medication class potently block 5-HT2A and 5HT 2C receptors, which allow more 5-HT to interact at postsynaptic 5-HT1A sites. Serotonin blockade and reuptake inhibition is present at higher doses.
Answer:
Serotonin Antagonist and Reuptake Inhibitors (SARIs) 3 / 4
Question:
Is the most common SARI, also blocks histaminergic and α-adrenergic receptors.
causes significant sedation, but has a short half-life; because of these features, low-dose may be used as adjunctive treatment for clients with major depression who report continued difficulty falling or staying asleep.
Answer:
Trazadone
Question:
were the first class of antidepressants developed. Today, they are the last choice medication class for depression due to the many potential, serious side effects.
Answer:
MAOIs
Question:
This Medication breaks down 5-HT, DA, NE, and tyramine and is used to treat depressions and anxiety.
Answer:
MAOIs
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