The process of combining two or more ingredients of differing strengths into an ointment or cream base a little at a time starting with the most potent ingredient is called
a. levigation by intervention
b. blending dilution
c. geometric dilution
d. trituration intervention
Ans: c. geometric dilution
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The mother of a 6-year-old boy reports that the child has had increasing somatic complaints that have no physical basis and disappear when he is allowed to remain home from school. The nurse should suspect what?
A) The child has oppositional defiant disorder. B) The child has a school phobia. C) The child has ADHD. D) The child has a developmental disorder.
Which of the following changes takes place when opioids bind to their mu receptors?
A. Calcium ion channels on presynaptic neurons close. B. Postsynaptic mu receptor binding closes potassium ion channels. C. Calcium ions flow into the cells. D. The release of glutamate increases.