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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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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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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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ANS: D ff
Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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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?
a. Changes in Medicare reimbursement ff ff ff
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
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
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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ANS: D ff
Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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