Psychiatric drugs: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · Psychiatric drugs

Sample item

What dangerous syndrome can result from combining serotonergic medicines?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Serotonin syndrome

Excess serotonergic activity can cause agitation, hyperreflexia, clonus, autonomic instability, and hyperthermia, particularly after interacting drugs.

Option by option

  • A. Thyroid storm

    Thyroid storm has endocrine cause.

  • B. Cholinergic crisis

    Cholinergic crisis has secretions and miosis.

  • C. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome only

    NMS is linked to dopamine blockade.

  • D. Serotonin syndrome (correct)

    Correct: clonus and hyperreflexia support serotonin toxicity.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is D, Serotonin syndrome. Excess serotonergic activity can cause agitation, hyperreflexia, clonus, autonomic instability, and hyperthermia, particularly after interacting drugs.

Why is "Thyroid storm" not the answer?

Thyroid storm has endocrine cause.

Why is "Cholinergic crisis" not the answer?

Cholinergic crisis has secretions and miosis.

Why is "Neuroleptic malignant syndrome only" not the answer?

NMS is linked to dopamine blockade.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Psychiatric drugs in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct: clonus and hyperreflexia support serotonin toxicity.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Psychiatric drugs?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.