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NURS 6630 Week 11 Final Exam Fall 2021 96/100 Question 1 What baseline levels should you perform before initiating an anti-ADHD medication? Electrolytes, height, weight, white-blood cells ECHO, ... heart rate, pulse Height, weight, blood pressure, pulse Blood pressure and pulse Question 2 Which medication(s) requires a test dose to determine accurate use of the drug (i.e., how addicted the patient truly is on a certain drug) before beginning a titration schedule to withdrawal the patient?  Butalbital  Lorazepam  Hydrocodone A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II Question 3 Which of the following psychiatric conditions is present in both domains (i.e., core psychopathology & pain-related psychological symptoms) of chronic pain that will likely lead to an outcome of disability, pain, and poor quality of life? A. Major depression B. Personality disorder C. Anger D. Anxiety Question 4 Which medication below would you use in addition to benzodiazepine treatment if the patient is experiencing psychosis during alcohol withdrawal delirium? Which medication below would you use in addition to benzodiazepine treatment if the patient is experiencing psychosis during alcohol withdrawal delirium? A. Naltrexone B. Haloperidol C. Propofol D. Chlordiazepoxide Question 5 If a patient suffers from a multitude of small strokes and later begins experiencing mood disturbances in an acute fashion that sometimes resolve, from what type of dementia would you think that patient may suffer? A. Vascular Dementia B. Frontotemporal Dementias C. Alzheimer’s Disease D. Dementia with Lewy Bodies Question 6 If a patient is being managed for chronic pain and is not getting better after months of therapy with multiple agents (i.e., NSAIDs with opioids, muscle relaxants with NSAIDs, etc.), what should be your next step in helping the patient?  Add a high-dose opioid if patient is not already on the maximum dose.  Assess for a co-morbid psychiatric condition.  Tell the patient you have exhausted all your options and there is nothing more you can do.  Refer the patient for a second opinion. A. I and II B. II and IV C. III only D. IV only Question 7 T. C. is an 88-year-old male who is diagnosed at your clinic with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. He currently has some debilitating gait issues, which makes his quality of life very poor. His memory is still intact with minor deficits. Which medication would likely benefit T. C. as his initial therapy? A. Levodopa/carbidopa B. Galantamine C. Memantine D. Benztropine Of the axons involved in the transmission of pain, which one is thinly myelinated and conducts that first feeling of pain t [Show More]

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