A drug abuser can experience the effects of cocaine for the longest period of time if he or she takes the drug ________.
A. intranasally
B. intravenously
C. orally
D. intradermally
Answer: A
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A bill has passed both Houses. Before it gets sent to the president, it must be
a. approved by appropriate party chairs. b. fully financed with appropriations. c. registered as a pending law to sign. d. resolved in conference committee.
A nurse administers warfarin (Coumadin) to a patient who is concurrently taking drug X, which also is highly protein bound. The nurse would anticipate that drug X will act at the receptor site as a
a. competitive agonist. b. sympathomimetic. c. competitive antagonist. d. parasympathomimetic.
The patient has undergone an ultrasound, which estimated fetal weight at 4500 g (9 pounds 14 ounces). Which statement indicates that additional teaching is needed? "Because my baby is big:
1. "I am at risk for excessive bleeding after delivery." 2. "His blood sugars could be high after he is born." 3. "My perineum could experience trauma during the birth." 4. "His shoulders could get stuck and a collarbone broken."
The physician is worried about the condition of the fetus during an unusually long labor for a 33-year-old woman. The fetal scalp pH is 7.26. What does this result indicate about the fetal status?
A) Reassuring; it is associated with normal acid–base balance B) Worrisome; it may be associated with metabolic acidosis C) Critical; it represents metabolic acidosis D) Damaging; it is frequently associated with fetal neurologic damage