NRNP 6675 Midterm Exam 2023

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NRNP 6675 Midterm Exam 2023

• Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as ANS B)

Gender Discordance

• Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syn-

drome? Select all that apply: ANS Rapid dose escalation; parental route of

admin- istration; higher potency typical antipsychotics

• Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal path-

way causing which of the following effects ANS B) Increases EPS

Incorrect: reduces negative s/s, causes prolactinemia, reduces positive symptoms

• Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by

blocking which of the following receptors ANS D) NMDA type receptors

Incorrect: GABA, serotonin, dopamine "receptors"

• The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific s/s

resulting from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as 1 / 4

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which of the folllowing ANS C) Substance use disorder

Incorrect: substance intox, substance withdrawal, all of the above

• Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting the face,

mouth, tongue jaw is known as which of the following ANS C) Tardive dyskinesia

Incorrect: akathisia, dystonia, EPS

• A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least 1

month, without prominent hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional system disorder called ANS Delusional disorder

• Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration ANS
• This can be serious and life threatening if castration is carried out without

medical supervision

Incorrect: consistent with transvestiatic disorder, other specified paraphillic disor- der, or sexual machochism disorder

• Which of the following is a system that provides a uniform language

for describing medical and surgical procedures and diagnostics services rendered by clinicians ANS CPT

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Incorrect: HIPPA, DSM5-, DRG 3 / 4

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• A patient on Chlorpromazine states his orgasm is dry and afterwards

he will commonly have milky urine. The APRN realizes this is which of the following ANS A) This is likely a harmless response to the Chlorpromazine "Thorazine"

• A condition which results from absence of second female sex chromo-

some (XO) and is associated with web neck, dwarfism, cubitus valgus and infertility is known as which of the following ANS B) Turners Syndrome

Turners syndrome:

tx involves hormone therapy; fertility treatments for women when they decide to have a baby

• Which of the following would be characterized as a negative s/s of schiz-

ophrenia ANS B & C only

• impaired social and occupational functioning
• isolation and impaired self-care

• Which of the following are keys to distinguishing OCD from psychosis?-

: Patients with OCD can almost always acknowledge the unreasonable nature of

their symptoms

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