Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73 (2)

TEST BANK For Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care
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by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski & Rebecca M Lu
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tz | Verified Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Trad
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ition vs. ChangeTest Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE l




1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care e
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a. Changes in Medicare reimbu l l l


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d in 1992
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s desiringto meet primary care
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shortages
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c. The need for monopolistic con
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trol in themarketplace of pri
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d. The recognition that nonphysi
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The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increase
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d financial reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care.
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Coupled with a shortage of primary care providers, this incentive
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led medical schools to place greater emphasis onpreparing primary
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care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased coinc
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identally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to me
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et the needs.
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re and have beenshown to be safe and effective.
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2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practice
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s of physicians?
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a. Older physicians tend to pres l l l l


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b. Antibiotic medications remai l l


n in the topfive classificati
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ons of medications prescribe
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c. Most physicians rely on a “ther
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100 drug preparations per physi
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