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Psychopharmacology Quiz No. 86: Correct Answers and Brief Explanations

Have you found that answering quizzes is one of the BEST ways to learn psychopharmacology (and almost anything else)? If so, it is important for your learning that you take this short quiz.

This is Psychopharmacology Quiz No. 86 on this website. Links to the other quizzes are provided at the bottom of this page.


Answer the questions confidentially, in your mind or on a piece of paper. Then, click on “Click here to see the answer” (below each question) to see if you were right and, if not, to see the correct answers. Brief explanations of the correct answers will also be provided, but are optional to read.

Question no. 1: Which of the following could be the reason why a patient has an abnormally HIGH urine specific gravity?

A. Lithium

B. Sertraline

C. Psychogenic polydipsia

D. Central diabetes insipidus

Question no. 2:  Urinary excretion of which of the following medications may be affected by the urine pH?

A. Amphetamines

B. Memantine

C. Topiramate

D. Amphetamines and topiramate, but not memantine

E. All of the above

Question no. 3: True or False? The FDA-approved indications for the use of esketamine nasal spray include monotherapy for treatment-resistant depression. 


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