True or False? (Quiz No. 88): Correct Answers and Brief Explanations

Have you found that answering quizzes is one of the BEST ways to learn almost anything? If so, it is important for your learning that you take this short quiz.

This is Quiz No. 88 on this website. Links to the other quizzes are provided at the bottom of this page.

Of the following three statements, which ones are True and which ones are False? All you have to do is quickly say “True” or “False” in your mind  for each of them.

Then, click on “Click here to see the answer” (below each question) to see if you were right and, if not, to see the correct answers. Brief explanations of the correct answers will also be provided, but are optional to read.

Question no. 1:  True or False? In patients to whom we prescribe a second-generation antipsychotic, we should check a serum lipoprotein(a) level at baseline, after three months, and then, once a year.

Question no. 2:  True or False? The US Food and Drug Administration has recommended that male patients on valproate who may father children should be advised to use effective contraception during valproate treatment and for at least 3 months after stopping it.

Question no. 3: True or False? Persons between the ages of 50 and 80 years with more than 20 to 30 pack-years of smoking—whether or not they are current smokers—should be asked whether they have been screened for lung cancer.