BPS Pharmacotherapy (Part1 and Part2) Sample Questions:
1. Which program model may include a shared savings contract between a healthcare provider organization and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
A) Patient Centered Medical Home
B) Accountable Care Organization
C) Health Maintenance Organization
D) Health Insurance Exchange
2. A mother mistakenly gives her 2-year-old child 1 tablespoon of albuterol sulfate (2 mg/5mL) instead of 1 teaspoon. The child experiences no harm from the extra amount. Which statement is correct?
A) This is only an error if the labeling or directions were wrong.
B) This is only an error if the child had experienced harm.
C) This is not an error since the mother is not a healthcare professional.
D) This is considered a medication error.
3. A pharmacotherapy specialist wishes to investigate the impact of thiazolidinedione therapy on Weight gain. The specialist will determine average body weight immediately before participants begin therapy with pioglitazone and again after they complete 12 weeks of treatment. Which of the following statistical methods is most appropriate for analyzing these data?
A) Paired t test
B) Chi-square test
C) Unpaired t test
D) Fisher's exact test
4. A patient presents to the emergency department with a generalized rash. When questioned about recent changes in medication therapy, the patient reports starting glyburide 2 week ago.
Which of the following may be used to assess the causality between glyburide use and the patient's rash?
A) Modified Morisky Scale
B) CAGE Questionnaire
C) Naranjo Algorithm
D) Brief Medication Questionnaire
5. A patient taking warfarin is seen in the clinic today and prescribed a 2-Week course of fluconazole for a fungal infection. Before the patient receives the first dose of fluconazole, the pharmacotherapy specialist should ensure that:
A) The fluconazole prescription is changed to ketoconazole.
B) An INR is obtained initially and monitored during fluconazole therapy.
C) The warfarin dose is empirically increased during fluconazole therapy.
D) The fluconazole dose is administered at least 2 hours after the Warfarin dose.
Solutions:
Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: D | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: D | Question # 5 Answer: B |