Deck 7: Treatment of Cognitive Disorders

Question 1

Clozaril is the only atypical antipsychotic medication with no real extra-pyramidal risk.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Expert consensus suggests that a prescriber wait at least three weeks before switching from one anti-psychotic medication to another.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Resperidone requires weekly blood monitoring.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Invega is similar to Resperdal but is metabolized in the kidney.

Question 5

Concordance rates for monozygotic twins is about 40-50%.

Question 6

Which of the following is most associated with weight gain?

A) Geodon
B) Zyprexa
C) Clozaril
D) Saphris

Question 7

Schizophrenia is typically caused by environmental trauma.

Question 8

Symbyax is a medication that consists of both Zyprexa and Prozac.

Question 9

Schizophrenia affects nearly 3% of the general population.

Question 10

For patients with multiple-episodes, Risperdol or Invega are the drugs of choice.

Question 11

The typical treatment of choice for the first episode psychotic patient is:

A) Risperdal
B) Abilify
C) Haldol
D) None of these

Question 12

Which medication does not belong with the others?

A) Artane
B) Benadryl
C) Cogentin
D) Stelazine

Question 13

Seroquel has been studied to determine if it is a popular drug of abuse.

Question 14

All of the following are atypical antipsychotics except:

A) Zyprexa
B) Fanapt
C) Abilify
D) Navane

Question 15

Brexpiprasole and cariprasine are most similar to aripiprasole in their action.

Question 16

The advantages of the newer atypicals include:

A) Minimal EPS
B) Efficacy for reducing the positive symptoms.
C) Improving patient cognition.
D) All of the above

Question 17

Both deutetrabenazine and valbenazine are FDA approved for the treatment of TD.

Question 18

Schizophrenia can be detected on brain scans.

Question 19

The best medication for treatment refractory schizophrenia is:

A) Seroquel
B) Abilify
C) Clozaril
D) Orap

Question 20

The "social drift" phenomenon refers to where most schizophrenics end up living as a result of occupational/financial loss.

Question 21

Which of the following typically has the greatest QTc prolongation risk?

A) Invega
B) Geodon
C) Rexulti
D) Latuda

Question 22

Which of the following is most sedating?

A) Rexulti
B) Vraylar
C) Seroquel
D) Abilify