The transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body tissues and intended site of action is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
distribution
Distribution is the transportation of a drug from the bloodstream to the body tissues and intended site of action.
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1. "Do you know how to give the baby a bath?" 2. "You have diapers and supplies at home, right?" 3. "How have your breastfeedings been going?" 4. "How much formal education do you have?"
The announcement is made that the facility may return to normal functioning after a local disaster. In the emergency operations plan, what is this referred to as?
A) Demobilization response B) Post-incident response C) Crisis diffusion D) Reversion
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a. "I will take cholestyramine (Questran) 1 hour before my other medications." b. "I will increase fluids and fiber in my diet." c. "I will weigh myself weekly." d. "I will have my blood pressure checked weekly."
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a. "Ondansetron is given 30 minutes before your meals to prevent nausea." b. "The purpose of ondansetron is to move food rapidly through your GI tract." c. "Ondansetron works by preventing nausea caused by morphine given for your pain." d. "If ondansetron is given after your meals, food would interfere with its absorption."