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Guanfacine is a treatment for ADHD. Which of the following statements about its use is true?

 Cerebellar degeneration is associated with abuse of which of the following drugs?

You are treating a 14-year-old male for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who has a family history of bipolar disorder. As a PMHNP familiar with symptoms of both ADHD and pediatric bipolar disorder, you know the following are overlapping symptoms of both disorders:

 During a psychiatric evaluation, the PMHNP conducts a psychiatric review of systems (ROS), in which he/she reviews common psychiatric symptoms that may not have been elicited in the history of the present illness (HPI). Which of the following questions is most likely designed to elicit a response for the system “substances and other addictions”?

A 19-year-old female patient is referred for evaluation. She weighs approximately 78% of her ideal body weight for her height. She has been amenorrheic for several months. The patient states that she is fat and refuses to gain weight, despite appearing cachectic on physical exam. She also admits to using laxatives and diuretics daily. Which of the following findings are expected in this patient?

Respuesta Corta: Responde a 1 de las 2 preguntas en oraciones completas.  La lectura describe cinco habilidades del gerente: técnicas, interpersonales, conceptuales, diagnósticas, y analíticas. De estas cinco, ¿cuál consideras que es la más importante y por qué?Explica la diferencia entre un estilo comunicativo de bajo contexto versus uno de alto contexto usando un ejemplo específico.

A homeless man brings his four-year-old son to the emergency department. He reports that the child has a high fever, cough and congestion for 10 days which he has been treating with acetaminophen. After an exam and testing the NP determines that the child has pneumonia. The most likely factor that caused the father to delay and bringing her son it is?

Certain disorders are more common with anorexia nervosa. Of the following disorders, which is the most commonly comorbid with anorexia nervosa?

After prescribing a benzodiazepine for a 16-year-old male, you caution him that he should not drink any alcohol while taking this medication. When alcohol is taken with a benzodiazepine it results in far greater CNS depression than the simple sum of the effects of each drug. This is known as which of the following?

Certain risk factors make children more likely to be abused. Which of the following puts a child at elevated risk of abuse?