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SimChart 34 Post-Case QuizTrue or false? The first step a medical assistant should take in safely calculating drug
dosage is reading the label accurately. - answerTrue
The physician orders 500 mg of an antibiotic STAT. The label states that the dosage
strength is 250 mg/2 mL. How much should the patient receive?
A. 2 mg
B. 2 mL
C. 4 mL
D. 4 mg - answerC. 4 mL
The physician orders 50 mg of Imitrex to be given stat for a patient with a severe
migraine. The label states "25 mg/tab" How many tablets should the patient receive?
A. Two tablets
B. Four tablets
C. One tablet
D. Three tablets - answerA. Two (2) tablets
True or false? The medical assistant does not need to know the category a particular
drug or its primary use as long as he or she is following the physician order. -
answerFalse
What is the difference between administering, prescribing and dispensing medication?
A. None of the above.
B. Administering a medication is giving a patient is a hand-written or electronic
prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, prescriptions are given to patients at the office
for them to take home, and dispensed medications are given to a patient to take at the
office.
C. Administering a medication is giving a patient a hand-written or electronic
prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, prescriptions are given to a patient to take at the
office, and dispensed medications are given to patients at the office for them to take
home.
D. Administering a medication is giving a medication to a patient to take at the office,
physicians prescribe medications to patients with a hand-written or electronic
prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, and dispensed medications are given to patients
at the office for them to take - answerD. Administering a medication is giving a
medication to a patient to take at the office, physicians prescribe medications to patients
with a hand-written or electronic prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, and dispensed
medications are given to patients at the office for them to take home.
When would a medical assistant administer an oral medication in liquid form?
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