Free BPS BPS-Pharmacotherapy Exam Dumps Questions & Answers

A patient with a COPD exacerbation is treated with prednisone 40 mg daily for one week with improvement. To discontinue the prednisone, the most appropriate procedure would be which of the following?

• A.Reducing the daily prednisone dose by 50% every day until the patient is off the drug.
• B.Reducing the daily prednisone dose by 25% every day until the patient is off the drug.
• C.Reducing the daily prednisone dose by 50% every other day until it is down to 10 mg daily, then reducing it by 25% every other day until the patient is off the drug.
• D.Stopping prednisone administration without dose tapering.

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

Which statement best describes current recommendations on postnatal corticosteroids in neonatal Broncho pulmonary dysplasia?

• A.Combination of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone long-term therapies is advised.
• B.High-dose dexamethasone is routinely and strongly recommended.
• C.Early, low-dose, short-course hydrocortisone therapy may be beneficial.
• D.Late and long-term hydrocortisone therapy may be warranted.

A 50-year-old patient has a past medical history significant for obesity. The patient has no family history of coronary artery disease, does not smoke or drink, and presently takes only aspirin 81 mg daily. Today's fasting lipid panel is:
Total cholesterol: 230 mg/dL
HDL cholesterol: 45mg/dL
LDL cholesterol: 140 mg/dL
Triglycerides: 160 mg/dL
The patient's ASCVD 10-year risk score is equal to 4%. According to the ACC/AHA, what is the most appropriate intervention?

• A.Niacin extended-release 500 mg once daily
• B.Fenofibrate 160 mg daily
• C.Group weight-loss program
• D.Atorvastatin 40 mg daily

A 58-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with a temperature of 38.3°C, cough, and dyspnea. Rales are present at the left base, and chest X-ray reveals a left lower lobe infiltrate.
Oxygen saturation is 88% on room air. Which of the following antibiotics is most appropriate?

• A.Ceftriaxone
• B.Azithromycin
• C.Doxycycline
• D.Levofloxacin