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In pediatric patients with obesity, BSA-adjusted GFR is expected to less than that of a patient with a normal BMI. As the pharmacist, how might you recommend modifying nephrotoxic therapies (ex: vancomycin) in obese patients?

Which of the following medications primarily improves contractility in pediatric heart failure patients?

JB is a 2-month-old infant who is exclusively breastfed. At the well child visit with the pediatrician, the infant’s mother shares that JB is having frequent “spit ups” after each feed. Which of the following is the most appropriate recommendation to manage JB’s regurgitation?

A local insurer has proposed to pay Sunrise Wellness Group a per member per month (PMPM) payment of $17.25 for each enrolled patient. Sunrise has annual fixed costs of $2,150,000. The practice estimates that each enrolled patient will average 3 visits per year, with a per-visit cost of $42.10. Approximately, how many patients must be included in their patient panel for Sunrise Wellness Group to earn an annual profit of $275,000?

Download the excel file, append your initials, save it, answer the questions, save it, and upload before time expires.  final exam2-.xlsx

What term is used to describe the volume of air remaining in the lungs after the most forceful expiration and averages about 1200 mL for an adult male.

Refer to previous problem. Assume that the five patient services departments are Internal Medicine, Dermatology and Aesthetics, Chronic Care Management (CCM), Diagnostics, and Laboratory Services. The number of claims submitted per year and patient services revenue for each department are as follows: Department Number of Claims Submitted per Year Annual Patient Service Revenues Internal Medicine 15098 $5,462,451 Dermatology and Aesthetics 11970 $4,330,667 Chronic Care Management (CCM) 9549 $1,833,531 Diagnostics 21865 $3,453,098 Laboratory Services 17498 $2,904,473 Total 75980 $17,984,220   What is the dollar allocation to the Dermatology and Aesthetics department if number of bills/claims submitted per year is used as the cost driver? What is the dollar allocation to the Dermatology and Aesthetics department if patient services revenue is used as the cost driver?

Which of the following disease states represents an obstructive respiratory disease?

What type of surgical procedures could require jet ventilation?

What airway complication presents with retractions and a seesaw motion of the chest and abdomen?