RE: Delmar's PTC Exam Review Book

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I agree that my first thought would be that it should be every 4 hours.

However, when my 3 girls have had amoxicillin the last couple of times that they

have been sick, the pharmacist puts on the label " tid " which should be three

times a day, but they explained to my father when he picked it up it had to be

every 8 hours. So I would also look at the " qid " as every 6 hours. I definetly

do not like waking a 4 year old, a 3 year old and a 10 1/2 month old up in the

middle of the night to give them their medicine, but that is what the pharmacist

had instructed. I hope that I am not confusing you when you have to do the exam

tomorrow. Good Luck. I was very scared when I wrote it, but I did alot better

than I thought. I travelled about 4 hours to get to Michigan to write it (I am

from Ontario Canada) and then didn't get a hotel room until 3 am. All my kids

had to come, so my youngest was up until about 4 am and I had to get up at 6 am

to find the place as I had no idea where it

was. I actually got up at 6:30 am, but that only gave me about 3 1/2 hours

sleep and yet I was really awake and managed to do very well on my exam. I

studied while taking care of 2 kids and was pregnant, then had my third girl

while trying to study. Taking care of 3 young children (one being a new born)

and I still did very well. So everyone out there, do not worry, if I could do

it, you can all do fine!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL

kerplooeyurdone4 <pschwart@...> wrote:

Okay, I deserve a break in studying and I need to vent. I have

various books and, here on the final day to study, I am taking all of

the tests in the books as a final measure.

Here I am in Delmar's, Chapter 22, question 27

" 1 tab qid could mean: 1: take one tablet twice a day. 2. Take

one tablet four times a day. 3. take one tablet every 6

hours. 4. both 2 and 3 "

Okay, that's a no brainer, right folks, it reads one tablet four

times a day. But the Delmar's answer is #4 both 2 and 3 !! I'm

furious! Do I have a right to be? I was always taught that every 6

hours is Q6H. QID is four times a day. You don't wake a patient for a

QID dose! This book is ticking me off. Does the REAL exam have a lot

of this " answer #4 = #2 and 3# " crap or is that just a Delmar quirk?

Back to studying.

Kerp.

BTW No one in Milwaukee reads these posts or no one wants to go out

for a beer? I'm up for a coke and fries as well, anything to unwind

with a fellow PTCB candidate.

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[Guest guest]

When a medication is written as qid, especially when it's an antibiotic, I

tend to tell people that the 'ideal' situation is to take the medication

every 6 hours around the clock. But if that's not feasible then split it

evenly 4 times during the day (waking, lunch, mid-afternoon, evening).

If you look at taking something 4 times in 24 hours, then you do have every

6 hours (24 houst divided by 4 equals 6 hours)

BTW, don't quiz yourself too much. You'll second guess yourself. Going

with your first instinct is usually the best thing (at least for me). Get

some sleep!

Della

Cat Haven, Inc

A No-Kill Cat Rescue (501c3)

Houston, Tx

www.cat-haven.org

Delmar's PTC Exam Review Book

Okay, I deserve a break in studying and I need to vent. I have various books

and, here on the final day to study, I am taking all of the tests in the

books as a final measure.

Here I am in Delmar's, Chapter 22, question 27

1 tab qid could mean:

1: take one tablet twice a day.

2. Take one tablet four times a day.

3. take one tablet every 6 hours.

4. both 2 and 3 "

Okay, that's a no brainer, right folks, it reads one tablet four times a

day. But the Delmar's answer is #4 both 2 and 3 !! I'm furious! Do I have a

right to be? I was always taught that every 6 hours is Q6H. QID is four

times a day. You don't wake a patient for a QID dose! This book is ticking

me off. Does the REAL exam have a lot of this " answer #4 = #2 and 3# " crap

or is that just a Delmar quirk?

Back to studying.

Kerp.

[Guest guest]

Setting the record straight you are correct.

Jeanetta

> Okay, I deserve a break in studying and I need to vent. I have

> various books and, here on the final day to study, I am taking all

of

> the tests in the books as a final measure.

> Here I am in Delmar's, Chapter 22, question 27

> " 1 tab qid could mean: 1: take one tablet twice a day. 2.

Take

> one tablet four times a day. 3. take one tablet every 6

> hours. 4. both 2 and 3 "

> Okay, that's a no brainer, right folks, it reads one tablet four

> times a day. But the Delmar's answer is #4 both 2 and 3 !! I'm

> furious! Do I have a right to be? I was always taught that every 6

> hours is Q6H. QID is four times a day. You don't wake a patient for

a

> QID dose! This book is ticking me off. Does the REAL exam have a

lot

> of this " answer #4 = #2 and 3# " crap or is that just a Delmar quirk?

> Back to studying.

> Kerp.

> BTW No one in Milwaukee reads these posts or no one wants to go out

> for a beer? I'm up for a coke and fries as well, anything to unwind

> with a fellow PTCB candidate.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Della! Youb beat me to the punch.

allow me to further add that this is what is known as keeping the

drug steady stae in the body. Ab's definitely to prevent resistance.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BSChem

> When a medication is written as qid, especially when it's an

antibiotic, I

> tend to tell people that the 'ideal' situation is to take the

medication

> every 6 hours around the clock. But if that's not feasible then

split it

> evenly 4 times during the day (waking, lunch, mid-afternoon,

evening).

>

> If you look at taking something 4 times in 24 hours, then you do

have every

> 6 hours (24 houst divided by 4 equals 6 hours)

>

> BTW, don't quiz yourself too much. You'll second guess yourself.

Going

> with your first instinct is usually the best thing (at least for

me). Get

> some sleep!

>

> Della

>

> Cat Haven, Inc

> A No-Kill Cat Rescue (501c3)

> Houston, Tx

> www.cat-haven.org

>

> Delmar's PTC Exam Review Book

>

> Okay, I deserve a break in studying and I need to vent. I have

various books

> and, here on the final day to study, I am taking all of the tests

in the

> books as a final measure.

>

> Here I am in Delmar's, Chapter 22, question 27

>

> 1 tab qid could mean:

>

> 1: take one tablet twice a day.

> 2. Take one tablet four times a day.

> 3. take one tablet every 6 hours.

> 4. both 2 and 3 "

>

> Okay, that's a no brainer, right folks, it reads one tablet four

times a

> day. But the Delmar's answer is #4 both 2 and 3 !! I'm furious! Do

I have a

> right to be? I was always taught that every 6 hours is Q6H. QID is

four

> times a day. You don't wake a patient for a QID dose! This book is

ticking

> me off. Does the REAL exam have a lot of this " answer #4 = #2 and

3# " crap

> or is that just a Delmar quirk?

>

> Back to studying.

>

> Kerp.