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NURS 660 SUM 2023 ALL SETS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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 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 ...

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 ...

SSRIs correct answer: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Seriously Prepare Cities for the Flu Vaccine correct answer: -Sertaline (Zoloft) --Paroxetine (Paxil) -Citolpram(Celexa) -Escitalopram (Lexapro) -Fluoxetine HCl (Prozac) --Fluvoxamine (Luvox) -(Viibryd)Citol SSRI mechanism of action correct answer: Blocks the reuptake of serotonin (only serotonin) thus increasing it's effects All inhibit the serotonin transporter SERT SSRI side effects correct answer: Gastrointes...

Sertraline (Zoloft) Major Side Effects correct answer: insomnia, somnolence, HA, dry mouth, sex dysfunction, nausea & diarrhea Fluoxetine (Prozac) Major Side Effect correct answer: Activating (UPPER); AGITATION, INSOMNIA, nausea, vomiting, sex dysfunction, GI, serotonin syndrome Paraoxetine (Paxil) Major Side Effects correct answer: Anticholinergic (can't see, can't sleep, can't shit, can't spit), CYP2D6 inhibitor, increases TCA, phenothiazines, Type 1C antiarrhythmics, ...

NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023. Pathways in schizophrenia  Brain imaging shows cerebral atrophy and enlarged fluid filled ventricles, as well as shrinkage in prefrontal cortex, temporal, basal ganglia, and limbic regions like hippocampus.  Five dopamine pathways in the brain. The neuroanatomy of dopamine neuronal pathways in the brain can explain the symptoms of schizophrenia as well as the therapeutic effects and side effects of antipsychotic drugs. Know different pathways in th...

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 ...