When a patient tells you that e called EMS due to chest pain, but now also feels dizzy, the dizziness is referred to as a/n:

A. Diagnosis
B. Compounding factor
C. Associated sign or symptom
D. Degree of distress


Answer: C. Associated sign or symptom

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What type of medication order is the most urgent, taking priority over other orders and requests?

A) STAT B) Standing order C) PRN D) Investigational

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A college student, in an effort to improve test scores, takes a drug, Intelliboost, which enhances cortical function by increasing dopamine release in the brain. He also is taking a cold remedy, Sneezeless, which inhibits the chemical breakdown of dopamine at all receptor sites. Which of the following best describes the drug interaction?

A) Sneezeless potentiates the effects of Intelliboost. B) Sneezeless has a cumulative effect. C) Sneezeless and Intelliboost have a synergistic effect. D) Sneezeless and Intelliboost have an additive effect.

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____ is a bronchodilator but it also drives potassium into the cells.

A. Digoxin B. Coumadin C. Heparin D. Albuterol

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