TEST BANK For Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition by Zambroski & Rebecca M Lutz | Verified Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK For Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition by
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs.
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ChangeTest Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f f




1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in medical
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f f schools?
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methods recommended in 1992
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b. Competition from nonphysicians desiringto ff ff ff


meet primary care shortages
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c. The need for monopolistic control in the
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marketplace of primary outpatient care
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d. The recognition that nonphysicians have
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variable success providing primary care
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ANS: A ff




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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coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have been
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f shown to be safe and effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
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a. Older physicians tend to prescribe more
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appropriate medications than younger
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physicians.
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b. Antibiotic medications remain in the top ff ff ff ff ff


five classifications of medications
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prescribed.
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c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
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armamentarium” that consists of less than
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100 drug preparations per physician.
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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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to be that provided by pharmaceutical
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companies.
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Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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