Which of the following is a disadvantage of e-prescribing?
The transaction fee that the pharmacy incurs
The paperless computer-to-computer transfer of prescription data among prescribers, pharmacies, and payers
It reduces prescription errors in a variety of health care settings
It connects health providers, patients, and agencies in real time
The transaction fee that the pharmacy incurs
Rationale: The transaction fee that the pharmacy incurs is a disadvantage of e-prescribing. There are no such fees for traditional prescriptions.
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Which of the following best defines a comorbidity?
a. The actual death of the patient, or increased potential for death due to the patient's presenting problem, a drastic worsening of the presenting problem, or associated disease process b. A state of disease, illness, or ill health c. A disease, illness, or ill health that is separate from the presenting problem but that occurs at the same time as the presenting problem d. A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of the patient's presenting problem
During transfusion, a patient developed pain in the area of the needle, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. What is the most likely cause?
a. Heart attack b. Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction c. TRALI d. Anaphylactic transfusion reaction