A 26-year-old female patient reports 1 week of an elevated and expansive mood. Along with other symptoms, evidence of which of the following would suggest she is experiencing a hypomanic, not a manic, episode?

A 67-year-old man on a geriatric inpatient unit with no high school education scored 30 on the St. Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS). What does this score indicate?

A 74-year-old client is diagnosed with COVID and is admitted to an inpatient hospital. Days later, he is more energetic than before his diagnosis. He exhibits flights of ideas, delusions of grandeur, and is ready to leave the hospital because he feels "so incredible." Which of the medications used in the treatment of COVID could have induced mania in this client?

For a 39-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis who is treatment-naive with mild disease, which of the following would be considered an appropriate first-line therapy?

A 37-year-old man presents to the PMHNP based on a referral from his primary care physician, who suspects rapid cycling bipolar I disorder. Which of the following should be ordered to rule out an underlying medical etiology?

A 26-year-old woman in her 37th week of pregnancy tested positive for Group B Strep (GBS). To prevent passing the infection to her newborn, which antibiotic class is appropriate?

A 66-year-old man is a long-time client of the PMHNP. He has been taking several vitamins under the supervision of the provider. Recently, he had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and was placed on warfarin (Coumadin). Which of the following vitamins or supplements will the client need to discontinue?

A 41-year-old man presents to the PMHNP with new-onset depression and motor abnormalities. These symptoms are indicative of which disorder?

A 54-year-old Latino man receives a phone call that his mother has had a stroke and is in ICU at his local hospital. Soon after, he begins trembling, then shouting and screaming. The impression is that he is completely out of control. Which culture-bound syndrome should the PMHNP include in the differential diagnosis?

A 62-year-old woman presents to the PMHNP for an evaluation. She is concerned she is developing dementia due to her significant family history. Which of the following would help the PMHNP make a diagnosis of pseudodementia rather than dementia?

The area of the brain that is responsible for speech, cognition, judgment, perception, and motor function is: