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Which position is the IR placed in the following illustration? IR Position.png

A CBC Panel has been obtained for your female patient and the results are shown belowRBC: 3 million mm³Hb: 10 g/dLHct: 30%WBC: 10,000 mm³Based on the results, what can you confirm that your patient is experiencing.  

   What is the pO2 electrode called in an ABG analyzer?

A new prescription is presented to the pharmacy for Prednisone 10 mg tablets with the following directions:  Sig: Take7 tablets by mouth on Day 1, then decrease by 1 tablet daily until gone for 7 days.As the pharmacy technician processing this prescription, calculate the total quantity to dispense.

For a child weighing 55 lbs, how much of Ibuprofen 100mg/5mL suspension should be given per dose if the prescription states 10 mg/kg every 6 hours?

A patient comes to your pharmacy, Walgreens, with two new prescriptions:Symbicort 160/4.5 mcg inhalerTramadol 50 mg tabletsWhen processing the prescriptions, you discover that the patient’s insurance is not accepted at Walgreens. The patient asks you to transfer both prescriptions to CVS Pharmacy, where their insurance is accepted.  Select all that apply. As a pharmacy technician, what is the correct action to take regarding the transfer of these prescriptions?

A patient brings in a prescription for Hydrocortisone 1% cream, written by Andrea Lopez, APRN on May 20, 2025. Today’s date is November 10, 2025, and the patient is requesting to have the prescription filled.  Based on Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) regulations, is this prescription valid for dispensing as presented?

You are a pharmacy technician in a Class A (community) pharmacy in Texas. The pharmacist asks you to assist with receiving and documenting several drug orders that arrived from the wholesaler this morning. The shipment includes:Oxycodone 10 mg tablets Alprazolam 0.5 mg tablets Amoxicillin 500 mg capsules As the pharmacy technician, which of the following statements correctly describes your role in the purchasing and record-keeping process for these medications according to federal law and Texas State Board of Pharmacy regulations?

When leaving a voicemail for a patient, which piece of information is NOT necessary to include?

The dehydration reaction that occurs between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid forms