Pharmacist Evaluating Exam case studies
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The Pharmacist Evaluating Examination is a PEBC examination that appears in the Evaluating Examination section of PEBC's pharmacist menu, alongside General Information, About the Examination, Preparing for the Examination, and Examination Scoring and Results. According to a notice on the PEBC homepage, the Evaluating Examination will no longer be required, and eligible International Pharmacy Graduates go directly to the Qualifying Examination; the source does not state an effective date for that change. The Pharmacist Evaluating Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,301 words.
1NSAID Request in a Patient With Heart Failure and CKD
L is a 74-year-old woman with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF 32%), stage 3b chronic kidney disease (eGFR 38 mL/min/1.73 m²), and type 2 diabetes. Her medications are furosemide 40 mg BID, sacubitril/valsartan 97/103 mg BID, spironolactone 12.5 mg daily, metformin 500 mg BID, and empagliflozin 10 mg daily.
514 words, about 3 min2INR 5.2 After Starting Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
D is a 68-year-old man with atrial fibrillation taking warfarin 5 mg daily. His INR has been stable between 2.4 and 2.8 for six months.
435 words, about 2 min3Amoxicillin Dosing and Counseling for Acute Otitis Media
R brings her 3-year-old son, Noah, to the community pharmacy with a new prescription for amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. Noah weighs 14 kg and has acute otitis media with fever 39.1°C and right ear pain.
489 words, about 2 min4New Beta-Blocker in a Patient With Worsening Asthma
K is a 62-year-old woman with moderate persistent asthma. She takes budesonide/formoterol 200/6 mcg two puffs BID and salbutamol as needed.
451 words, about 2 min5Borderline Performance on a Mock OSCE Station
You are a pharmacist preceptor at a tertiary teaching hospital. A final-year pharmacy student completes a 10-minute mock OSCE station on counseling a patient about a new warfarin prescription.
412 words, about 2 min