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,Test Bank- Pharmacologyfor thePrimaryCareProvider, 5thEdition(Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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,Test Bank- Pharmacologyfor thePrimaryCareProvider, 5thEdition(Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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, Chapter01:PrescriptiveAuthorityandRoleImplementation:Traditionvs.ChangeTest
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1. Whichofthe followinghas influenced anemphasisonprimarycare education in
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a. ChangesinMedicarereimbursement j j j j
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b. Competitionfromnonphysiciansdesiringt j j j j
o meet primarycare shortages
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formonopolisticcontrolinthemarketplac
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d. Therecognitionthatnonphysicianshavev j j j j j
ariablesuccessprovidingprimarycare j j j j
ANS: A j
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992directly increased financial
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reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of
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primarycareproviders, this incentive led medicalschoolsto placegreateremphasis
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onpreparing primary carephysicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased
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coincidentallyasprofessionals fromotherdisciplinesstepped upto meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasingsuccessat providingprimarycareandhavebeenshownto j j j j j j j j j j j j j
be safe and effective.
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2. Whichofthe followingstatements istrueabout the prescribingpracticesofphysicians?
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a. Olderphysicianstendtoprescribemorea j j j j j j
ppropriate medications than younger j j j
physicians.
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b. Antibioticmedicationsremain j j
inthetopfive classifications of
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medications prescribed.
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c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic j j j j j
armamentarium”thatconsistsoflessthan
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100drugpreparationsper physician. j j j j
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byprimarycarephysicianscontinuesto be
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that provided by pharmaceutical
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companies.
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Eventhoughmost physiciansclaimtoplace littleweight ondrugadvertisements,
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