Medical Tests PTCB Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests PTCB Online Questions & Answers

• Question 431:

  A doctor orders loperamide 2mg tid. Loperamide is available in a oral liquid supplied as 0.2 mg/mL. How many mL are needed for each dose?

  A. 1mL
  B. 5mL
  C. 10mL
  D. none of the above.
  C. 10mL

• Question 432:

  Which is not true about HIPAA?

  A. Helps insure patient privacy.
  B. Prevents healthcare fraud and abuse.
  C. Regulates the use and disclosure of patient information.
  D. Helps to decrease the rate of errors in pharmacy.
  D. Helps to decrease the rate of errors in pharmacy.

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• Question 433:

  What is the measure of a drug's effectiveness called?

  A. availability
  B. bioequivalence
  C. efficacy
  D. potency
  C. efficacy

• Question 434:

  You receive a prescription with the sig: Amoxil 500mg 1tab PO TID X10D. How many tablets are needed to fill this order?

  A. 10
  B. 20
  C. 30
  D. 40
  C. 30

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• Question 435:

  Of the following group names, which one would be used for a cough?

  A. anthelmintic
  B. antitussives
  C. antihistamines
  D. anticholinergics
  B. antitussives

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• Question 436:

  If the manufacturer' expiration date for a drug is 12/08, the drug is considered acceptable to dispense until which date?

  A. 12/01/08
  B. 12/31/08
  C. 11/30/08
  D. 1/01/08
  B. 12/31/08

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• Question 437:

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  The infusion rate of an IV is over 12 hours. The total exact volume is 800 ml. What would be the infusion rate in mls per minute?

  1.11 ml/minute

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• Question 438:

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  In which controlled substance schedule is Tylenol No. 2 classified?

  Schedule III

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• Question 439:

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  Which of the books listed is related most closely to the information contained in patient package inserts?

  PDR

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• Question 440:

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  Gentamicin can be given in which forms?

  Intravenous and opthalmic

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