Which of the following describes MedWatch?
It is a service established by AARP to monitor polypharmacy in elderly adults
It is a reporting program available to health care providers to report adverse events that pose serious health threats
It is a device that signals when another IV bag needs to be hung in an institution
It is a reporting program available to pharmacies indicating physicians who may be overprescribing narcotics
It is a reporting program available to health care providers to report adverse events that pose serious health threats
Rationale: MedWatch is a reporting program available to health care providers to report adverse events that pose serious health threats. It also is used to voluntarily report medical products that may be harmful.
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What regulation makes it illegal to give incentives for referents for services paid by government healthcare programs?
A) Anti-kickback Statute B) Federal False Claims Act C) Stark Statute D) Sarbanes–Oxley Act
A 44-year-old male patient is experiencing chest pain. He has a history of angina and is prescribed nitroglycerin, which he has not taken yet. He is also taking another medication. Which of these medications is a contraindication to the administration of nitroglycerin?
A) Coumadin B) Levitra C) Methadone D) Albuterol
Which of the following drugs is recommended for hypertension if the patient also has diabetes?
a. calcium channel blocker b. ACE inhibitor c. beta-blocker d. loop diuretic
The ________ valves separate the ventricles from the arteries leading to the lungs and body.
A. atrioventricular (AV) B. mitral (bicuspid) C. semilunar D. tricuspid