Nsg552 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 1: NSG552/ NSG 552 (Latest 2023/2024) Psychopharmacology Exam| Grade A Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct Q: Involuntary teeth grinding associated with antipsychotics: Answer: bruxism Q: Safest and best tolerated anticonvulsant for patients taking clozapine who experience dose related seizures: Answer: topiramate Q: Less incidence of antiadrenergic, anticholinergic and antihistaminic side effects but greater E.P.S.: Answer: high potency Q: G...

Exam 2: NSG552 / NSG 552 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: Which tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) is thought to be effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Answer: Clomipramine Q: What is the short-term treatment for acute panic attacks? Answer: Benzo Q: What is the long-term treatment for acute panic attacks? Answer: SSRI Q: What is the treatment option for performance anxiety?...

Exam 2: NSG552 / NSG 552 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology Exam | Grade A Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Q: What disorder presents as: not fixated on body shape/weight, recur- rent episodes of binge eating, no compensatory behaviors (vomiting/laxa- tives/etc), usually obese? Answer: Binge-eating disorder Q: What is the treatment for binge-eating disorder? Answer: First-line: SSRIs (escitalo- pram); Psychotherapy; Vyvanse= FDA approved/ topamx associated with weight ...

Exam 3: NSG552 / NSG 552 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology Exam Review | Complete Guide with Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Q: Signs vary with blood levels, from decreased reaction time, muscle incoordination, ataxia, dysarthria, to respiratory failure and coma. Answer: alcohol intoxication Q: Levels of alcohol intoxication that require no formal treatment. Answer: mild to moderate Q: Treatment includes cardiopulmonary function maintenance, thiamine, and haloperidol PRN agitation...

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...

Exam 3: NSG552/ NSG 552 (Latest 2023/2024) Psychopharmacology Exam Review| Complete Guide with Verified Answers| 100% Correct Q: Signs vary with blood levels, from decreased reaction time, muscle incoordination, ataxia, dysarthria, to respiratory failure and coma. Answer: alcohol intoxication Q: Levels of alcohol intoxication that require no formal treatment. Answer: mild to moderate Q: Treatment includes cardiopulmonary function maintenance, thiamine, and haloperi...

Exam 2: NSG552/ NSG 552 (Latest 2024/2025 Update) Psychopharmacology Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: Which tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) is thought to be effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Answer: Clomipramine Q: What is the short-term treatment for acute panic attacks? Answer: Benzo Q: What is the long-term treatment for acute panic attacks? Answer: SSRI Q: What is the treatment op...