Question 1
A 32-year-old presents with low mood, anhedonia, hypersomnia, and 12-pound weight gain over six weeks. The PMHNP completes the mental status examination. Which observation BEST documents the patient's affect?
Correct Answer:
Constricted range, congruent with reported sad mood
Question 2
Which standardized instrument is most appropriate for stratifying acute suicide risk in a PMHNP outpatient assessment?
Correct Answer:
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Question 3
A patient presents with one week of decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, grandiosity, and impulsive spending. They have a history of one prior major depressive episode but no prior hospitalization or psychosis. Which DSM-5-TR diagnosis is MOST likely?
Correct Answer:
Bipolar II disorder
Question 4
A patient on lithium for 4 years presents with new-onset coarse tremor, ataxia, and confusion. Lithium level is 1.8 mEq/L. What is the FIRST action?
Correct Answer:
Hold lithium, ensure hydration, and obtain renal function and electrolytes
Question 5
Which black-box warning is associated with lamotrigine?
Correct Answer:
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis with rapid titration
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