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50 Cards in this Set
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What is the difference between a medical librarian and a drug information specialist?
(what does a DI specialist do differently?) |
DI specialist finds information and interprets it and applies the findings to an individual patient's needs
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Original research reports are what type of sources?
(primary, secondary, tertiary) |
Primary
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Which is more current - primary, secondary, or tertiary sources?
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Primary
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The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, and the Archives of Internal medicine are examples of what type of literature?
(primary, secondary, tertiary) |
Primary
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What are some things to consider regarding primary sources? (7)
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Scope
Editorial board Peer-review policy How often it's published Cost Online availability Advertisements |
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True or False - It is okay to skip over the ads in a primary source?
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False - do not skip over the ads
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What are the two major types of secondary sources?
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Indexing
Abstracting |
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What type of secondary source deals with bibliographic data only?
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Indexing
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What type of secondary source contains a brief description of the information found in the article?
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Abstracting
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What are some things to consider regarding secondary sources? (4)
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Comprehensiveness
Timeliness Organization Scope of information (abstract vs. indexing) |
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True or False - Never use an abstract as a sole resource
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True - review the original article
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What are some examples of tertiary resources? (4)
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Textbooks
Compendia Computer databases "Review" articles in journals |
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The majority of information needed by a practitioner can be found in what type of source?
(primary, secondary, tertiary) |
Tertiary
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What source is the best for answering a question such as, "What is the drug of choice for _____?"
(primary, secondary, tertiary) |
Tertiary
(disease-oriented reference) |
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Tertiary sources can be categorized into essentially 4 classes - what are they?
(hint: "_____-oriented") |
Product-oriented
Drug-oriented Disease-oriented Specific topic |
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What are the 4 parts of the checklist for browsing drug information websites?
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Provider
Funding Quality Privacy |
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What are the six steps for the systematic approach to drug information?
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1) Secure demographics of requestor
2) Obtain background information 3) Determine and categorize ultimate question Develop an efficient search strategy 5) Perform evaluation, analysis, and synthesis 6) Formulate a response at the appropriate level for the requestor |
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The flow of information proceeds in which direction?
(primary > secondary > tertiary) (tertiary > secondary > primary) |
Primary > secondary > tertiary
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The order of use when answering questions proceeds in which direction?
(primary > secondary > tertiary) (tertiary > secondary > primary) |
Tertiary > secondary > primary
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What are some classifications of drug information questions? (14 total)
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1) Availability/drug identificaion/investigational drugs
2) Drug dosing/pharmacokinetics 3) Drug-drug/drug-lab/drug-food interactions 4) Drug therapy (drug of choice)/therapeutics 5) Adverse drug reactions 6) Poisonings 7) Stability/compatibility 8) Pharmacognosy/natural products 9) Pharmacology 10) Pharmaceutics/compounding 11) Pregnancy and lactation 12) Immunizations 13) Cost 14) Patient counseling |
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What is the Naranjo algorithm?
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Algorithm used for ADR Causality assessment
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What pediatric reference is the most comprehensive pocket reference for pediatric drug therapy?
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Pediatric and Neonatal Dosage Handbook
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What drug is the manual for pediatric physicians?
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Harriet Lane Handbook
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What are the three sections of the Harriet Lane Handbook?
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Pediatric acute care management
Diagnostic/therapeutic information Drug formulary |
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What pediatric reference is the handbook for neonatal DOSING?
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Neofax
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What pediatric reference is geared towards INFECTIOUS DISEASE?
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Red Book
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What pediatric reference contains information on pediatric INJECTABLE drugs?
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Teddy Bear Book
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What pediatric reference provides the principles of therapy and pharmacotherapy management for every disease?
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Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
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What are the three primary questions to ask when confronted with an IV admixture question?
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1) What kind of IV access?
2) What kind of IV line? 3) What other drugs are running or will run through the line(s)? |
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Where is a PICC inserted?
Where does it end? |
Median cubital vein
Superior vena cava |
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Which type of catheter is a quadruple lumen catheter?
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Swan-Ganz catheter
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Which type of catheter must be inserted by a surgeon and confirmed by X-ray?
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Swan-Ganz catheter
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What can a Swan-Ganz catheter diagnose?
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Pulmonary hypertension (using pulmonary capillary wedge pressure)
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Which type of catheter is inserted into the chest wall and is used for long-term medications (months)?
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Hickman catheter
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Which type of catheter has a three-way valve?
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Groshong catheter
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Name two types of patients that would benefit from central venous access
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IV drug users
Home health infusions |
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Which type of IV line is volume controlled, used mostly in the pediatric population, and isn't commonly used anymore?
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Buretrol
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What is the term for infiltration of a vesicant drug that produces blistering drug and necrosis?
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Extravasation
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What is the term for inadvertent administration of a solution into surrounding tissue?
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Infiltration
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True or False - A triple lumen catheter allows drug to mix within the line before entering circulation
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False
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True or False - It is acceptable to dispense sterile water for injection without the addition of a solute
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False - NEVER dispense sterile water for injection without the addition of a solute
(potential test question) |
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Give one example of a product-oriented tertiary reference
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Facts & Comparisons
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Give one example of a drug-oriented tertiary reference
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AHFS
Facts & Comparisons Goodman and Gilman Lexi-comp Martindale |
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Give one example of a disease-oriented reference
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Pharmacotherapy
Applied therapeutics |
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Give one example of a specific topic tertiary reference
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Drug interaction facts
Herbal drug interactions Handbook of injectable drugs Drug prescribing in renal failure Harriet lane handbook Drugs in pregnancy and lactation Basic skills in laboratory interpretation |
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What four subjects does the Pediatric & Neonatal Dosage Handbook contain?
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1) Extemporaneous preparations
2) Drug interactions 3) Dosage breakdown by age 4) Kinetics |
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What three subjects does the Harriet Lane Handbook contain?
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1) Pediatric acute care management
2) Diagnostic/therapeutic information 3) Drug formulary |
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How often is the Harriet Lane Handbook published?
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Every 3 years
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What pediatric book is published annually?
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Neofax
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List three reasons why it is important to document your activities and your responses to drug information questions
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1) Liability
2) Future use 3) Reimbursement |