PEBC (Therapeutic) Sample Questions
Categories: PEBC Canada
Ques. Which of the following patients have a high risk of Acute Coronary syndrome.
A) + ve cardiac enzyme like Troponin I
B) ST segment changes
C) TIMI risk score > 3
D) Heart failure
E) All of the above
Answer: (e)
Ques. A pharmacist while putting a prescription into the computer forgot to enter the number of refills that were indicated in the prescriptions, and the patient picked up his medication from the pharmacy and went home. The best action the pharmacist should do:
A) Call the patient to tell him that you forgot to put the number of refills
B) No problem, next time when he comes you can tell him to go to his doctor to write other refills
C) Don’t tell the patient that you forgot to put the refills
D) Call the patient inform him that you forgot to put the refills and tell him that you are going to enter the refills into the computer
E) None of the above
Answer: (d)
Ques. KK, is a 43-year-old male, presents to your pharmacy requesting something for his “ulcer.” On questioning him, you learn that:
1) he has had “stomach pains: that have been getting progressively worse over the month;
2) he does not take any NSAIDs/ASA;
3) his pain does not rise towards the neck (heartburn);
4) he has not alarm features; and
5) he has never been diagnosed with an ulcer.
He smokes 3 to 4 cigarettes a day and usually has 2 glasses of wine with dinner. Based on the evidence, what would be an appropriate next step to manage KK?
a) Stop the cigarettes and the wine
b) Try an alginate-containing product
c) Suggest he see his family doctor for possible H. pylori testing.
d) Go to the Emergency room to be assessed for a possible peptic ulcer
Answer: (c)