A benefit of telephonic patient care services, compared with face-to-face
services, is that they: Ans✓✓✓ fewer logistic barriers for pt
A useful acronym to keep in mind when developing goals is SMART,
which stands for: Ans✓✓✓ Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic,
time-limited.
According to the consensus document Medication Therapy Management
Services Definition and Program Criteria, which of the following
activities would be considered a part of MTM services Ans✓✓✓
Performing a comprehensive medication review for a patient to identify,
resolve, and prevent medication-related problems.
After identifying medication-related problems, the next step the
pharmacist should take is: Ans✓✓✓ Create a problem list and prioritize
the problems.
An 80-year-old female patient has a serum creatinine of 1.0 mg/dL and
her ideal body weight equals 110 lb. What is this patient's estimated
creatinine clearance using the Cockcroft-Gault equation? Ans✓✓✓ 35
mL/min
As a general rule, a SOAP note should include which of the following
pieces of information? Ans✓✓✓ A description of the plan for managing
the patient.
, Asking a patient to complete a medication history form best aligns with
which of the following steps from the Pharmacist-Centered
Collaborative Care Process developed by JCPP? Ans✓✓✓ collect
How do point-of-care testing services relate to MTM services?
Ans✓✓✓ They can be used to identify patients who are appropriate to
be referred for diagnosis, and for ongoing monitoring of patients with
chronic conditions.
In elderly patients with reduced total body water, which medications will
have a larger volume of distribution, compared with healthy younger
adults? Ans✓✓✓ lipid soluble
In evaluating results of therapy for a patient who is a young mother with
asthma, which of the following is an example of a humanistic outcome?
Ans✓✓✓ Improved ability of patient to play with her child
In regard to geriatric syndromes, the four functional domains are:
Ans✓✓✓ Cognitive function, motor function, sensory function, and
psychosocial function.
In the patient case presented in Module 4, which of the following issues
was identified as a medication-related problem for the patient "RC"?
Ans✓✓✓ Needs additional therapy—symptoms of depression.