Using the 'Med Rec Cheat Sheet'
What's in (the end of) a name?
The 5 W's of Med Rec
Conducting a Patient Medication Interview
EHS
100
This is the primary use of the drug ‘ventolin hfa’.
What is 'asthma'?
100
This suffix indicates that a drug is likely used for high cholesterol.
What is '-STATIN'?
100
This is the process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications that a patient is taking.
What is 'medication reconciliation'?
100
This website may be used to identify drugs based on a description of their appearance.
What is 'Drugs.com'?
100
When entering "Current Medications" this search type should be checked.
What is "dispensable drug"
200
This an alternative name for the drug ‘Kapvay’.
What is 'clonidine'?
200
Drugs having this suffix are likely to be fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
What is '-FLOXACIN'?
200
This is the first step of medication reconciliation.
What is ‘obtain/update information on medications that a patient is currently taking’ OR 'Verify'?
200
‘What do you take when you get a headache?’ is an example of this type of question.
What is 'open-ended'?
200
When completing the medication details, this is NOT a required field.
What is duration, etc...
300
Other than 15 mg, meloxicam is available in this strength.
What is '7.5 mg'?
300
This is the medication class that the drug ‘amlodipine’ belongs to.
What is 'calcium channel blocker'?
300
After ‘verify’ and ‘clarify’ this is the final step of medication reconciliation.
What is ‘document’?
300
This is one example of a formulation that drugs come in that is commonly omitted from medication reconciliations.
Accept any of the following: What is _____? – ointment, cream, lotion, inhaler, nebulizer, patches, ear-drops, eye-drops
300
This is the button you click on in "Medication Summary" to enter medications prescribed by Outside Providers
What is "Current Medications"
400
This is the primary use of the drug ‘docusate’
What is 'constipation'?
400
This suffix indicates that a drug is likely to be an H1 receptor antagonist (“antihistamine”).
What is '-ADINE'?
400
In addition to ‘drug name,’ ‘dosage,’ and ‘frequency’ this is the 4th key component of medication reconciliation.
What is 'route'?
400
These are drugs that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when they are used in error.
What are 'high alert medications'?
400
This is where you can see a summary of medications the patient is currently taking that were prescribed by both Outside and HJAHC providers
What is "Active Medications"
500
These are the 2 active ingredients in the drug ‘Zestoretic’
What are 'lisinopril' and 'hydrochlorothiazide'?
500
This is the medication class that the drug ‘Diovan’ belongs to.
What is 'Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocker (“ARB”)’?
500
This is why we complete medication reconciliation at each patient visit.
What is 'to minimize medication errors'?
500
Bosentan (Tracleer®) and ISOtretinoin (Accutane®) are examples of drugs belonging to this class of high alert medications.
What is ‘pregnancy category X meds’?
500
In "Medication Preferences," this is the screen that should be chosen as the default screen in the medication module
What is the "Summary Preference"
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