Anxiety Disorders: pharmacology practice questions
Anxiety Disorders is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 13 exam-style Anxiety Disorders questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.
Try the sample questions below to see the style and difficulty, then practice the full set with instant feedback and progress tracking.
Sample questions
- 1Controlled substance-dangerous unless used as directed.
- 2May cause anxiety and agitation; use with caution.
- 3Use alcohol in moderation with this medication.
- 4This drug may impair your ability to drive or operate machinery.
- 5May cause the skin to burn more easily.
BG is an older gentleman who was in a motor vehicle accident. Previously, BG's daily medications included nifedipine, simvastatin, aspirin and tramadol (for generalized arthritis pain). Cyclobenzaprine was added at the time of the accident. Due to the accident and injury, BG has experienced anxiety and was given a prescription for lorazepam to use as-needed. He has one drink of whiskey at bedtime. The patient is facing significant risk of the following additive drug interaction problem:
- 1Hypertension
- 2Hypotension
- 3Bleeding risk
- 4Central nervous system stimulation
- 5Central nervous system depression
CL is a 76-year-old female who experienced the loss of her spouse this past week. She has not been able to sleep and is acting erratic. Her family is coming for a gathering and CL is worried about behaving properly. Choose the best benzodiazepine for CL to use during the day that will calm her and help her cope during the family gathering:
- 1Lorazepam
- 2Clonazepam
- 3Diazepam
- 4Alprazolam
- 5Temazepam
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