What type of antidepressant increases the availability of serotonin and norepinephrine by inhibiting enzymes that metabolize serotonin and norepinephrine?

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What type of antidepressant increases the availability of serotonin and norepinephrine by inhibiting enzymes that metabolize serotonin and norepinephrine?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). MAOIs work by inhibiting the enzyme monoamine oxidase, which is responsible for breaking down serotonin and norepinephrine. By inhibiting this enzyme, MAOIs increase the availability of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain, leading to improved mood. Incorrect choices: B: Explosive occipital headache - This choice is irrelevant to the question and does not relate to antidepressants or neurotransmitter availability. C: Polyuria - This choice is a symptom related to excessive urination and does not pertain to antidepressants or neurotransmitter metabolism. D: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - While SSRIs also increase serotonin levels, they do so by blocking the reuptake of serotonin, not by inhibiting enzymes that metabolize serotonin and norepinephrine.

Question 2 of 5

Your patient attends to see you for a routine visit but mentions his problem dealing with gambling impulses. After probing further, you conclude that the patient is an at-risk gambler. He seems reluctant to admit and does not want to be referred for counselling. You affirm his gambling problem, and should take the following steps EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Women from which of the following groups are least likely to perceive themselves as overweight?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following approaches is most effective in helping patients with type 2 diabetes to lose weight?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Moxibustion (or moxa), through heat generated by the burning of mugwort (a spongy herb), is used by traditional Chinese practitioners to treat many conditions. Which of the following Western treatments is most likely to be impacted by concurrent moxibustion?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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