{"id":111410,"date":"2023-08-04T01:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T01:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=111410"},"modified":"2023-08-04T01:39:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T01:39:43","slug":"nr546-actual-midterm-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/04\/nr546-actual-midterm-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"NR546 ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Treatment with dopamine 2 receptor antagonists\/partial agonists with antipsychotic<br>the:<br>A. Mesolimbic\/mesostriatal pathway<br>B. Mesocortical pathway<br>C. Mesolimbic\/mesostriatal and mesocortical pathways<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 44-year-old male with schizophrenia has been treated with a dopamine 2 receptor<br>antagonist since initial diagnosis twelve years ago. He has recently begun experiencing<br>difficulty with fluid movement of his arms as well as involuntary facial grimaces. Which<br>of the following likely underlies these symptoms?<br>A. Upregulation of serotonin 2A receptors<br>B. Downregulation of serotonin 2A receptors<br>1 \/ 2<br>C. Upregulation of dopamine 2 receptors<br>D. Downregulation of dopamine 2 receptors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sam is a 76-year-old patient with Parkinson&#8217;s disease psychosis who demonstrated<br>treatment with a dopamine 2\/serotonin 1A partial agonist. Where on the dopamine ago<br>A. Nearly full dopamine agonist<br>B. Nearly full dopamine antagonist<br>C. Intermediate between full dopamine agonist and full dopamine antagonist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 38-year-old woman was diagnosed with schizophrenia approximately two years ago<br>and after multiple trials of different medications has been maintained on haloperidol for<br>the last several months with good response. Two weeks ago she began exhibiting mild<br>motor symptoms representative of drug-induced parkinsonism. Which of the following<br>would be the most appropriate adjunct medication for this patient?<br>A. Alpha 1 adrenergic agonist<br>B. Cholinesterase inhibitor<br>C. Histamine 1 antagonist<br>D. Muscarinic 1 antagonist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 21-year-old man with first-episode psychosis is prescribed a dopamine 2\/ serotonin<br>2A receptor antagonist. 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