Question 41
The most efficient approach for comparing the efficacy of treatments for BPH is to search which of the following?
Question 42
Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of multidrug resistance in pathogens that cause nosocomial pneumonia?
Question 43
In which of the following scenarios should the error be reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices?
Question 44
A 72-year-old patient, weighing 72 kg and measuring 173 cm tall, presents to the emergency department with an acute ischemic stroke. The symptoms have been present for just over an hour. The patient has a history of hypertension and is currently taking lisinopril 10 mg daily.
The patient's evaluation reveals no intracerebral hemorrhaging. The current BP is 178/100 mm Hg. It is now 150 minutes from stroke symptom onset.
Which of the following should now be administered?
The patient's evaluation reveals no intracerebral hemorrhaging. The current BP is 178/100 mm Hg. It is now 150 minutes from stroke symptom onset.
Which of the following should now be administered?
Question 45
A pharmacotherapy specialist is the anticoagulation clinic manager at a for-profit institution.
One of the internal medicine physicians in this institution is interested in submitting a research grant application to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effectiveness of low- intensity warfarin therapy on prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients.
This was the subject of the PREVENT trial.
With regard to the grant application, the pharmacotherapy specialist should inform the physician about which of the following restrictions?
One of the internal medicine physicians in this institution is interested in submitting a research grant application to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effectiveness of low- intensity warfarin therapy on prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients.
This was the subject of the PREVENT trial.
With regard to the grant application, the pharmacotherapy specialist should inform the physician about which of the following restrictions?