Midterm Exam: NR546 NR-546

Midterm Exam: NR546 / NR-546

(Latest 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the PMHNP | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain

Question:

Which medication classes increases serotonin?

Answer:

SSRIs, Tricyclic, SNRIs

Question:

bind more potently to the 5HT 2A receptor than the D2. Sedation is common and relates to a high affinity for histamine. These medications have the least risk of EPS but a high risk for weight gain and metabolic abnormalities.

Answer:

The "Pines"

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Question:

more potently to the 5HT 2A receptor than to D2 or bine equally between the

• receptors. These medications are less sedating and cause less weight gain,

but have a higher risk for hyperprolactinemia and EPS.

Answer:

Two dones and a rone

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bind more potently to D2 receptors than to 5HT-2A. They have low risk of metabolic side effects and weight gain, but they have a potential for EPS. The rip binds equally to both D2 and 5HT-2A receptors. The medications has low risk for metabolic disorders.

Answer:

• Pips and a Rip

Question:

What medication has the highest risk for galactorrhea, due to hyperprolactinemia.

Answer:

risperidone

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Question:

Include other symptoms such as disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, gross distortions of reality testing, and as diminished emotional expression and decreased motivation.

Answer:

Negative symptoms

Question:

If the functioning of this pathway is disrupted by lesions or drugs, prolactin levels can also rise. Elevated prolactin levels are associated with galactorrhea (breast secretions), gynecomastia (enlarged breasts especially in men), amenorrhea (loss of ovulation and menstrual periods), and possibly other problems such as sexual dysfunction.

Answer:

tuberoinfundibular DA neurons

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Projects from the midbrain VTA but sends its axons to areas of the prefrontal cortex, where they may have a role in mediating cognitive symptoms (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or DLPFC) and affective symptoms (ventromedial prefrontal cortex or VMPFC) of schizophrenia.

Answer:

The mesocortical dopamine pathway

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which projects from the substantia nigra to the basal ganglia or striatum, is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and controls motor function and movement.

Answer:

Nigrostriatal dopamine pathway

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projects from the midbrain ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus accumbens, a part of the limbic system of the brain thought to be involved in many behaviors such as pleasurable sensations,the powerful euphoria of drugs of abuse, and delusions and hallucinations of psychosis.

Answer:

mesolimbic dopamine pathway

Question:

What are the three major hypotheses of pychosis?

Answer:

The Dopamine theory, the Glutamate theory, and the serotonin theory.

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