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ONLINE 8 HOUR MAT WA IVER

TRAINING – PHYSICIANS QUESTIONS

WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Question : The DATA 2000 law allows for the prescription of

all of the following except:

Correct answer: Buprenorphine and methadone

Question : Office-based Opioid Treatment (OBOT)

prescriber's requirements includes which of the following:

Correct answer: All of the above

Question : The affinity of buprenorphine results in:

Correct answer: A very strong bond to the opioid receptor

Question : In taking a patient history the clinician should:

Correct answer: Assure patient that the objective is concern

for their health

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Question : Moderate to severe opioid use disorder is different

from simple physical dependence because:

Correct answer: There is compulsive use in the face of a

variety of problems

Question : When obtaining a substance use history in the

evaluation of a patient for buprenorphine treatment one

should remember:

Correct answer: Individuals using multiple substances may

require more intensive treatment

Question : Substance induced vs. primary psychiatric

conditions are identified:

Correct answer: Sometimes with consistent opioid use

Question : The goals of buprenorphine maintenance treatment

include:

Correct answer: Discontinued or markedly reduced use of

other opioids

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Question : Acute medically supervised withdrawal (for 5 or

more days) in the treatment of opioid use disorders:

Correct answer: Is unlikely to result in long term abstinence

Question : In establishing buprenorphine stabilization and

maintenance the patient should be:

Correct answer: On a split dose if concurrently treating pain

Question : Urine drug screens should be used in clinical

practice for which of the following:

Correct answer: All of the above

Question : Physical illness associated with reduction or

cessation of opioid ingestion is termed:

Correct answer: Spontaneous wthdrawal

Question : A 28 year old man has had 3 supervised medical

withdrawal treatments for opioid addiction with relapses shortly after discharge. The treatment with the strongest

evidence of effectiveness would be:

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Correct answer: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Question : An individual with opioid use disorder is released

from jail after 3 months of incarceration. She returns to her old neighborhood and purchases heroin and injects herself with the 'usual' amount of drug she had habitually taken. She then collapses and becomes unconscious with shallow respirations within 1 minute of use. The most likely cause is

a(n):

Correct answer: Loss of tolerance

Question : Buprenorphine's affinity (the strength with which a

drug binds to its receptor) for the mu opioid receptor is:

Correct answer: Greater than heroin

Question : Buprenorphine, when taken alone or in

combination with naloxone, can result in all the following

except:

Correct answer: Respiratory arrest