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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 medical
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schools?
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a. ChangesinMedicarereimbursement j j j
methods recommended in1992
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b. Competitionfromnonphysiciansdesiring j j j
to meet primarycare shortages
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c. Theneed formonopolisticcontrolinthe j j j j j j
marketplaceofprimaryoutpatient care
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d. Therecognitionthatnonphysicianshave j j j j
variablesuccessprovidingprimarycare
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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 primary
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careproviders,this incentive led medicalschoolsto placegreateremphasisonpreparing
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primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased coincidentallyas
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professionals 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. Olderphysicianstendtoprescribemore j j j j j
appropriate medications than younger
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physicians.
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b. Antibioticmedicationsremaininthetop j j j j j
five classifications of medications
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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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usedbyprimarycarephysicianscontinues
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to be that provided by pharmaceutical
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companies.
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Eventhoughmost physiciansclaimtoplace littleweight ondrugadvertisements,
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