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NSG552 STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER DIGEST
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◉Short, intermediate, long acting benzodiazepines? Answer: Short - Temazepam, Oxazepam, Midazolam, Alprazolam (TOMA) Intermediate - Clonazepam, estazolam, temazepam, lorazepam (CETL) Long acting - Diazepam, chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate, flurazepam DC^2F ◉Neurotransmitter profiles in anxiety? Answer: Norepinephrine - Increased Serotonin - Decreased GABA - Decreased
◉OCD Rx? Answer: Fluvoxamine Clomipramine ◉SSRI Discontinuation syndrome symptoms Answer: F - flu like symptoms I - imbalance N - nausea I - insomnia S - sensory disturbance (Shocks) H - hyper arousal ◉2nd line tx of OCD Answer: Venlafaxine Clomipramine ◉GABA MOA? Answer: Works on voltage sensitive calcium channels ◉Which BDZ is FDA approved for panic disorder? Answer: alprazolam
◉Predisposing factors to depersonalization and derealization? Answer: Trauma Severe stress ◉Unreality or detachment from ones surroundings? Answer: deREALization ◉Feeling of unreality, detachment from own body, thoughts, feelings or actions? Answer: depersonalization ◉Defense mechanism that protects a person from overwhelming anxiety by emotionally separating a disruption in the integrated sense of self? Answer: Dissociation