If you drew a line through the nose, the sternum, and the umbilicus, what line would it describe?
Stimulants such as Concerta exert their therapeutic effect b…
Stimulants such as Concerta exert their therapeutic effect by:
A 23-year-old patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OC…
A 23-year-old patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has tried sertraline, fluoxetine, and fluvoxamine at full therapeutic dosages for 2 months each without improvement. Which of the following pharmacological augmentation strategies would be the most appropriate in this situation?
Which of the following medications does not cause or worsen…
Which of the following medications does not cause or worsen restless legs syndrome (RLS)?
TY is a 19-year-old male brought into the ER with the follow…
TY is a 19-year-old male brought into the ER with the following presentation: unconscious, miosis, BP 90/52, HR 48, RR 8, temperature 95oF. Which of the following treatments would be the most appropriate medication to treat TY’s acute intoxication?
Which of the following is a U.S. Food and Drug Administratio…
Which of the following is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved medication for treating opioid use disorder?
A 72-year-old man presents with family members concerned abo…
A 72-year-old man presents with family members concerned about his progressively disinhibited behavior. The behavioral variant of major frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder is diagnosed. Which of the following is a first-line medication for management of his condition?
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial medic…
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial medication regimen for apatient newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in keeping with the standardof care for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease?
Which of the following statements is true regarding the phar…
Which of the following statements is true regarding the pharmacological treatment of ASPD?
GF is a 60-year-old male with a long-standing history of alc…
GF is a 60-year-old male with a long-standing history of alcohol dependence who wishes to quit and he is presenting with early withdrawal symptoms. He has experienced alcohol withdrawal seizures in the past. He has severe liver impairment due to his alcohol consumption. He is also diagnosed with depression, which is managed with citalopram and bupropion. Current CIWA-Ar score is 19. Labs are normal with the exception of LFTs, which are significantly elevated. He has been admitted to an inpatient medical unit due to concerns for severe withdrawal. GF has made it through withdrawal and would like to initiate a medication for treatment of his alcohol dependence. Given his disease states and medications, which of the following would be the most appropriate treatment option at this time?