Week 4 Midterm Exam: NR546 / NR-
546 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Use a stepwise plan to change drug treatment if the initial medication was either ineffective or poorly tolerated.
Answer:
Switch medications.1) Switch from one SSRI to another.2) Switch from SSRI to SNRI.3) Augment with buspirone.4) Augment with pregabalin.If standard drugs are not effective, nonstandard drugs approved for other anxiety disorders may be used.5) hydroxyzine 6) benzodiazepine (if clinically justified) are for short-term use only 1 / 2
Question:
Benzodiazepines
Answer:
used to treat acute anxiety symptoms.
MOA: increase GABA's inhibitory activity, leading to the decreased output of
excitatory neurotransmitters (norepinephrine, serotonin, acetylcholine, and dopamine)
Benzodiazepine receptor subtypes:
Alpha one: sedative effects.
Alpha two: anti-anxiety effects.
Alpha one, alpha two, and alpha five: anticonvulsant effects.
Question:
Which NT do anxiolytics target
Answer:
GABA
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