ch 14, 15, 16 Flashcards
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Some community pharmacists provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
True
Hospital pharmacists typically hold staff and supervisory posts in the U.S. Public Health Service, the Veterans Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and in all branches of the armed services.
False the roles can vary by institutions
What type of pharmacist specializes in drug therapy and works closely with physicians?
Pharmacotherapist
Pharmacists held approximately how many jobs in 2019?
320,000
How many fully accredited Doctor of Pharmacy programs are in the United States?
141
Technicians always refer any questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, or health matters to a pharmacist.
True
In the hospital setting, technicians have the added responsibility of delivering medications to nurses or physicians and recording information on the patient’s profile.
True
About how many pharmacy technician and aide jobs are in a retail setting?
50%
What are the pharmacy technicians generally responsible for?
A) Receiving prescription requests
B) Counting tablets
C) Labeling bottles
In most states, pharmacy technicians must be registered with the state board of pharmacy.
True
All applicants to optometry school must take what exam prior to applying?
Optometry Admissions Test
Employment is expected to grow as fast as the average occupation for optometrists due to which of these factors?
A) Increased vision care needs of a growing and aging population
About how many states in the United States require a dispensing optician to be licensed to practice?
25
Some of the job duties of a dispensing optician may include which of the following?
A) Helping patients select and fit eyeglasses
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians are also referred to by which of these job titles?
optical mechanics
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians are eye doctors who also design glasses.
False they only craft but arent eye doctors themselves
An inability to use the symbols of language through appropriate grammatical patterns, proper use of words and their meanings, and the correct use of speech sounds is the definition of:
a language disorder
_______________ is identified by difficulty in producing speech sounds, controlling voice production, and maintaining speech rhythm.
speech disorder
Fewer than 10% of people between the age of 65 and 74 years and 23% of people 75 years of age and older have a hearing loss.
False it 22% not 23%
Hearing loss can be the result of which of the following?
head injuries
What is the educational requirement in most states for a speech-language pathologist?
masters degree
Favorable job opportunities for speech-language pathologists are expected in which setting?
Elementary and secondary schools
In adults, balance disorders can be caused by various problems in the inner ear and are a reason for falls in the elderly. An example of one of these diseases is:
Meniere’s disease.
Falls in the elderly are often associated with vertigo caused by inner ear disorders.
True
