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Your patient is in the acute crisis stabilization unit. agitated, no known allergies, considered to be a threat to herself and others and weights 200lbs.  You are ordering Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 10 mg. IM with a second medication simultaneously.  Which medication would be contraindicated with Olanzapine (Zyprexa)?  

Which of these best explains the benefits of using buprenorphine/naloxone SL (Suboxone) over buprenorphine alone?

Which of the following describes the mechanism of action for dual orexin receptor antagonists for the treatment of insomnia?

Which of these choices best summaries the theorized pathophysiology of ADHD?

Which of the following medications, an alpha-adrenergic agonist, is FDA approved for the treatment of ADHD in children?

If a patient taking an antipsychotic medication develops the following group of symptoms:  muscular rigidity, high fever, increased pulse and blood pressure, what would you suspect or rule out could be occurring?

Your patient has been taking 50mg of naltrexone daily for 3 months and has had great success cutting down on his alcohol use. When he presents for his follow up visit later this week, you know you’ll need to obtain some bloodwork to maintain safe use of naltrexone. Which lab values will you be reviewing?

A patient with schizophrenia has been stabilized on medication but is complaining that he is so tired and sleepy all the time that he no longer wants to take it.  Which of the following medications might be a good option and least likely to cause sedation?

CU is a 35 year-old male with schizophrenia who develops severe restlessness and is observed repeatedly sitting, standing and pacing after his dose of Zyprexa was increased to 20mg QHS.  Since this corresponded so closely to the medication change, you suspect he is experiencing akathisia as a side effect.  Which of the following medications can be used to treat symptoms of akathisia?

The separation of typical antipsychotics into high and low potency can be helpful in remember the side effect profiles. What does it mean for a drug to be high or low potency, and which antipsychotic side effects are more associated with each group?