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Bipolar Disorder: pharmacology practice questions

Bipolar Disorder is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 16 exam-style Bipolar Disorder 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

Sample 1

A 31-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The physician wants to start a maintenance medication but mentioned that she is trying to get pregnant. Which medication would be the most appropriate to initiate that she can safely continue during pregnancy?

  • 1Carbamazepine
  • 2Lamotrigine
  • 3Lithium
  • 4Fluoxetine
  • 5Valproate
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Sample 2

A pharmacist is educating a patient on his new prescription for Lithobid. Which of the following side effects should the patient be counseled on?

  • 1Constipation
  • 2Bleeding risk
  • 3Hirsutism
  • 4Increased urination
  • 5Thrombocytopenia
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Sample 3
SK is a 28-year-old male currently taking 10 mL of lithium citrate syrup PO TID for bipolar disorder. He would like to switch to lithium carbonate tablets or capsules. How many milligrams of lithium carbonate will he need to take for each dose?
  • 1300 mg
  • 2450 mg
  • 3600 mg
  • 4750 mg
  • 5900 mg
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