Course Exam

2021 Chemical Dependency & Prescription Writing

By Dr. Michael Baron, MD, MPH, DFASAM 09/15/2021 Credits: 1.00 Valid Through: 09/15/2024

Question 1 of 8

12%

1. The reward circuit includes which of the following?(Required)

The nucleus accumbens

The locus coeruleus

The cerebellum

The liver

2. Tennessee's Prescription Monitoring Program is called the?(Required)

Volunteer State prescriptions

Tennessee One Database

Controlled Substance Monitoring Database

Tennessee Substance Prescription Database

3. Doctor Shopping is defined as..(Required)

Visiting every dentist in your ZIP Code

Visiting multiple doctors for the purpose of obtaining controlled substances

Paying dentists extra money for a prescription

Dentists that don't take private insurance

4. An ingested opioid can cause the release of this neurotransmitter resulting in euphoria(Required)

Serotonin

Glutamate

Dopamine

GABA

5. How many milligrams of morphine is 10 mg of oxycodone equivalent to when taken by mouth?(Required)

15 mg

7.5 mg

1.0 mg

10 mg

6. A dentist is required to check Tennessee's Prescription Monitoring Program prior to writing this prescription.(Required)

Hydrocodone 7.5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg, 1 PO QID, #8

Hydrocodone 7.5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg, 1 PO QID, #12

Hydrocodone 7.5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg, 1 PO TID, #9

Hydrocodone 7.5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg, 1 PO TID, #21

7. The 10 categories of misprescribing include all of the following except...(Required)

Dated: The clinician fails to keep current

Dysfunctional: The clinician can't say no

Dumb: The clinician is impaired because of a low IQ

Dismayed: A prescription is used to make up for lack of time

8. Examples of misprescribing include prescribing large quantities of medication that are not clinically indicated and...(Required)

Calling in a prescription on the phone for an established patient

Authorizing early refills without an appropriate clinical reason

Prescribing an opioid analgesic for a patient with a painful abscess

Authorizing your nurse to call in an antibiotic

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