Question 1
Clinical practice guidelines are written primarily to:
A Assist clinician and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical
. circumstances
B Set legal standards of care for a particular disease
.
C Guide insurance companies on which tests and treatments to pay for
.
D Tell patients which medical centers to go to for testing
.
Question 2
A clinician is evaluating a patient for a long history of bitemporal headaches. The patient explains that she
heard on television that she should have an MRI, based on a study from Harvard. What is the next step
that the clinician should take?
A Refer the patient to a specialist
.
B Look up the most recent clinical practice guidelines from the related
. specialty society and share those with her
C Look up the study to which the patient is referring and evaluate its
. scientific and statistical validity
D Order an MRI
.
Question 3
Advantages of following a well-designed clinical practice guideline include:
A The patient’s insurance is more likely to cover the cost of care
.
B The patient will receive the least expensive evaluation and
. treatment protocol
C The patient will receive care that is supported by research and
. evidence
D The doctor cannot be sued for malpractice
.
Question 4
Which of the following statements best describes pharmacokinetics?
A It is what the body does to the drug
.
B It is how a disease affects a drug
.
, C It is what the drug does to the body
.
D It is the therapeutic monitoring of the drug
.
Question 5
Which of the following affects the absorption of a drug?
A Route of delivery
.
B Clearance
.
C Patient body weight
.
D Plasma pH
.
Question 6
Creatinine clearance is an estimate of:
A Biliary excretion
.
B Glomerular filtration
.
C Hepatic metabolism
.
D Pulmonary excretion
.
Question 7
Pharmacodynamics may be defined as:
A The effect of body dynamic posture on drug distribution
.
B The effect of the body on a drug
.
C The effect of a drug on the body
.
D The same as pharmacokinetics
.
Question 8
The therapeutic index of a drug is:
A Consistent within a class of drugs
.
B The ratio between the average dose that causes adverse effects
. and the average dose that creates an effect
C The ratio between the average lethal dose and the average dose
. that causes side effects
Clinical practice guidelines are written primarily to:
A Assist clinician and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical
. circumstances
B Set legal standards of care for a particular disease
.
C Guide insurance companies on which tests and treatments to pay for
.
D Tell patients which medical centers to go to for testing
.
Question 2
A clinician is evaluating a patient for a long history of bitemporal headaches. The patient explains that she
heard on television that she should have an MRI, based on a study from Harvard. What is the next step
that the clinician should take?
A Refer the patient to a specialist
.
B Look up the most recent clinical practice guidelines from the related
. specialty society and share those with her
C Look up the study to which the patient is referring and evaluate its
. scientific and statistical validity
D Order an MRI
.
Question 3
Advantages of following a well-designed clinical practice guideline include:
A The patient’s insurance is more likely to cover the cost of care
.
B The patient will receive the least expensive evaluation and
. treatment protocol
C The patient will receive care that is supported by research and
. evidence
D The doctor cannot be sued for malpractice
.
Question 4
Which of the following statements best describes pharmacokinetics?
A It is what the body does to the drug
.
B It is how a disease affects a drug
.
, C It is what the drug does to the body
.
D It is the therapeutic monitoring of the drug
.
Question 5
Which of the following affects the absorption of a drug?
A Route of delivery
.
B Clearance
.
C Patient body weight
.
D Plasma pH
.
Question 6
Creatinine clearance is an estimate of:
A Biliary excretion
.
B Glomerular filtration
.
C Hepatic metabolism
.
D Pulmonary excretion
.
Question 7
Pharmacodynamics may be defined as:
A The effect of body dynamic posture on drug distribution
.
B The effect of the body on a drug
.
C The effect of a drug on the body
.
D The same as pharmacokinetics
.
Question 8
The therapeutic index of a drug is:
A Consistent within a class of drugs
.
B The ratio between the average dose that causes adverse effects
. and the average dose that creates an effect
C The ratio between the average lethal dose and the average dose
. that causes side effects
