Pharmacology For Primary Provider
4th Edition Edmunds and Mayhew
All Chapters 1-73
,TABLE OF CONTENT
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PARTtONE:tESSENTIALtCONCEPTStFORtTHEtPRESCRIPTIONtOFtMEDICATIONS
Unitt1:tFoundationstoftPrescriptivetPracticet1.tPrescriptivetAuthoritytandtRoletImplementati
on:tTraditiontvs.tChanget2.tHistoricaltReviewtoftPrescriptivetAuthority:tThetRoletoftNursest(N
Ps,tCNMs,tCRNAs,tandtCNSs)tandtPhysiciantAssistants
Unitt2:tPharmacokineticstandtPharmacodynamicst3.tGeneraltPharmacokinetictandtPharma
codynamictPrinciplest4.tSpecialtPopulations:tGeriatricst5.tSpecialtPopulations:tPediatricst6.
t SpecialtPopulations:tPregnanttandtNursingtWomen
7.tOver-the-CountertMedicationst8.tComplementarytandtAlternativetTherapies
Unitt3:tThetArttandtSciencetoftPharmacotherapeuticst9.tEstablishingtthetTherapeutictRelatio
nshipt10.tPracticaltTipstontWritingtPrescriptionst11.tEvidence-BasedtDecision-
MakingtandtTreatmenttGuidelinest12.tDesigntandtImplementationtoftPatienttEducation
PARTtTWO:tDRUGtMONOGRAPHStUnitt4:tTopicaltAgentst13.tDermatologictAgentst14.tEye,tE
ar,tThroat,tandtMouthtAgents
Unitt5:tRespiratorytAgentst15.tUppertRespiratorytAgentst16.tAsthmatandtChronictObstructiv
etPulmonarytDiseasetMedications
Unitt6:tCardiovasculartAgentst17.tHypertensiontandtMiscellaneoustAntihypertensivetMedica
tionst18.tCoronarytArterytDiseasetandtAntianginaltMedicationst19.tHearttFailuretandtDigoxint
20.tβ-
Blockerst21.tCalciumtChanneltBlockerst22.tACEtInhibitorstandtAngiotensintReceptortBlocke
rst23.tAntiarrhythmictAgentst24.tAntihyperlipidemictAgentst25.tAgentstthattActtontBlood
Unitt7:tGastrointestinaltAgentst26.tAntacidstandtthetManagementtoftGERDt27.tHistamine-
2tBlockerstandtProtontPumptInhibitorst28.tLaxativest29.tAntidiarrhealst30.tAntiemeticst31.tM
edicationstfortIrritabletBoweltSyndrometandtOthertGastrointestinaltProblems
Unitt8:tRenal/GenitourinarytAgentst32.tDiureticst33.tMaletGenitourinarytAgentst34.tDrugstfort
UrinarytIncontinencetandtUrinarytAnalgesia
Unitt9:tMusculoskeletaltAgentst35.tAcetaminophent36.tAspirintandtNonsteroidaltAntiinflam
matorytDrugst37.tDisease-
,ModifyingtAntirheumatictDrugstandtImmunetModulatorst38.tGouttMedicationst39.tOsteopor
osistTreatmentt40.tMuscletRelaxants
Unitt10:tCentraltNervoustSystemtAgentst41.tMedicationstfortAttentiontDeficittHyperactivitytD
isordert42.tMedicationstfortDementiat43.tAnalgesiatandtPaintManagementt44.tMigrainetMedi
cationst45.tAntiepilepticst46.tAntiparkinsontAgents
Unitt11:tPsychotropictAgentst47.tAntidepressantst48.tAntianxietytandtAntiinsomniatAgentst4
9.tAntipsychoticst50.tSubstancetAbuse
Unitt12:tEndocrinetAgentst52.tGlucocorticoidst52.tThyroidtMedicationst53.tDiabetestMellitus
t Agents
Unitt13:tReproductivetSystemtMedicationst54.tContraceptivest55.tHormonetReplacementtT
herapyt–tNEWtTitle/Focus!t56.tDrugstfortBreasttCancer
Unitt14:tAntiinfectivest57.tPrinciplestfortPrescribingtAntiinfectivest58.tTreatmenttoftSpecifictI
nfectionstandtMiscellaneoustAntibioticst59.tPenicillinst60.tCephalosporinst61.tTetracycline
st62.tMacrolidest63.tFluoroquinolonest64.tAminoglycosidest65.tSulfonamidest66.tAntituber
culartAgentst67.tAntifungalst68.tAntiretroviraltMedicationst69.tAntiviraltandtAntiprotozoaltAg
ents
Unitt15:tHealthtPromotiont70.tImmunizationstandtBiologicals
71.tWeighttManagementt72.tSmokingtCessationt73.tVitaminstandtMinerals
PRIMARY PROVIDER 4TH E t t t
DITION EDMUNDS t
, Chaptert01:tPrescriptivetAuthoritytandtRoletImplementation:tTraditiontvs.tChangetTesttB
ank
MULTIPLEtCHOICE
1. Whichtoftthetfollowingthastinfluencedtantemphasistontprimarytcareteducationtintmedicaltsc
hools?
a. ChangestintMedicaretreimbursementtmeth
odstrecommendedtint1992
b. Competitiontfromtnonphysicianstdesiringtt
otmeettprimarytcaretshortages
c. Thetneedtfortmonopolistictcontroltintthetma
rketplacetoftprimarytoutpatienttcare
d. Thetrecognitiontthattnonphysiciansthavetvar
iabletsuccesstprovidingtprimarytcare
ANS:t A
ThetPhysiciantPaymenttReviewtCommissiontint1992tdirectlytincreasedtfinancialtreimburse
mentttotclinicianstwhotprovidetprimarytcare.tCoupledtwithtatshortagetoftprimarytcaretprovid
ers,tthistincentivetledtmedicaltschoolsttotplacetgreatertemphasistontpreparingtprimarytcaret
physicians.tCompetitiontfromtnonphysicianstincreasedtcoincidentallytastprofessionalstfro
mtothertdisciplineststeppedtupttotmeettthetneeds.
Nonphysiciansthavethadtincreasingtsuccesstattprovidingtprimarytcaretandthavetbeents
hownttotbetsafetandteffective.
DIF: CognitivetLevel:tRememberingt(Knowledge) REF:t 2
2. Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstisttruetabouttthetprescribingtpracticestoftphysicians?
a. Oldertphysiciansttendttotprescribetmoretap
propriatetmedicationstthantyoungertphysici
ans.
b. Antibiotictmedicationstremaintintthettoptfive
tclassificationstoftmedicationstprescribed.
c. Mosttphysicianstrelytontat“therapeutictarm
amentarium”tthattconsiststoftlesstthan
100tdrugtpreparationstpertphysician.
d. Thetdominanttformtoftdrugtinformationtuse
dtbytprimarytcaretphysicianstcontinuesttotb
etthattprovidedtbytpharmaceuticaltcompani
es.
ANS:t D
Eventthoughtmosttphysicianstclaimttotplacetlittletweighttontdrugtadvertisements,
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