SJS Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsychotics Referred to as Typical Antipsychotics. Most have strong bond w...

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT XI CHAPTER 1. Taking The Certification Examination 1 General Suggestions for Preparing for the Exam 1 About the Certification Exams 8 Internet Resources 9 CHAPTER 2. Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role, Scope of Practice, and Regulatory Process 11 Nurse Practitioner Advanced Practice Core Content 11 Nurse Practitioner Advanced Practice Specialized Content 12 History of the NP Role 13 Professional Role Responsibilitie...

Georgettes LMR study set/PMHNP Review items (Latest 2023/2024) Questions & Verified Answers-When questions ask for a priority action...think about... - ABC, airway breathing, circulation Maslows hierarchy If undecided on an answer due to high similarities, choose: - the umbrella answer What is the most common side effect of olanzapine/zyprexa - metabolic syndrome what is the difference between typical and atypical antipsychotics - Atypical 5HT2A specific 1st psychotic break... two a...

NUR 635 Pharm Final Exam Review 2023 Questions and Answers (VERIFIED). While rational drug selection is based on individual patients’ aspect of rational drug selection addressing disease specific information by a national medical or nursing organization is Guidelines 2. Drugs that alter synaptic transmission are much more selective than those alter axonal conduction – why? Axonal conduction – nonselective effect Synaptic transmission – very selective because of the differences i...

Paea pediatrics review questions with complete solutions What is the treatment of choice for Kawasaki's Disease? IVIG single dose What is the most common initial finding with pts w/ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Dyspnea What is the characteristic murmur of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? Harsh systolic crescendo - decrescendo murmur best heard at LUSB Anaphylaxis due to drug reaction TOC? IM epi The MCC of erythema multiforme? HSV infection Sulfa and anticonvulsant meds are the MCC of: SJS ...

NURS 615 Meds Drug Chart Exam 2 Complete Solution. Anticonvulsants Drug Name Trade Name Subclass MOA SE Special Notes/Black Box Warnings Considerations/Education Carbamazepine Tegretol Iminostilbenes Not known; thought to affect the Na++ channels, slowing influx of Na++ in the cortical neurons & slowing spread of abnormal activity RARE reports of aplastic anemia & agranulocytosis COMMON ↓WBC ↓Plts **Effects body’s production of RBC, WBC, and Plts** CBC Q4mo Der...

ABFM Board Review: general Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 What do you do with a thyroid nodule > 1 cm - ANSWERSTSH, followed by a radionuclide scan if the results are abnormal Diagnostic US is recommended for all pts witha suspected thyroid nodule, nodular goiter, or nodule found incidentally on anothWhater imaging study What anti-epileptic/bipolar med should be started at a low dosage to minmiize the risk of SJS - ANSWERSLamictal... higher risk of DJD when pt already on divalp...

When many answers are remarkably similar, they are usually _____________ - ANSWER wrong Interprofessional collaboration is encouraged. - ANSWER Collaborate is usually right. Delegate is usually wrong. ADPIER - ANSWER Assessment, diagnosis, Plan, intervention, evaluate, refer out last. Lithium - ANSWER Normal 0.6-1.2 Lithium toxicity occurs at levels - ANSWER > 1.5 Signs of Lithium toxicity - ANSWER severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, confusion, drowsiness, muscle weakness, hea...

Domain I-II - Georgette (Scientific Foundations/AP Skills) Questions and Answers What is the function of the Thalamus? {{Ans- Sensory relay station. Smell is the only sense that by passes the thalamus. Also emotions, memory, and affective behavior All of the limbic structures regulate emotion and memory except for {{Ans- hypothalamus Damage to what part of the brain would result in Wernicke's (Receptive) aphasia? {{Ans- Temporal lobe Irritability, hostility, depression, sleep dysregu...

When many answers are remarkably similar, they are usually _____________ wrong Interprofessional collaboration is encouraged. Collaborate is usually right. Delegate is usually wrong. ADPIER Assessment, diagnosis, Plan, intervention, evaluate, refer out last. Lithium Normal 0.6-1.2 Lithium toxicity occurs at levels > 1.5 Signs of Lithium toxicity severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, confusion, drowsiness, muscle weakness, heart palpitation, coarse hand t...