Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider (5th Edition) – Chapters 1–73 Complete Test Bank | Verified Questions and Answers

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1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in medical
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The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial
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reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of
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primary care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis on
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preparing primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased
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a. Older physicians tend to prescribe more
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appropriate medications than younger
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c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
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armamentarium” that consists of less
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d. The dominant form of drug information
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used by primary care physicians continues
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Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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