Nearly half of all fatal medication errors occur in patients older than:
A) 2 years old
B) 12 years old
C) 30 years old
D) 60 years old
D) 60 years old
Patients older than 60 experience nearly half of all fatal medication errors.
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A) AARP B) Department of Health and Human Services C) The local community senior center D) Wait for now, and then go to the ER when it is something serious
Acute blood loss can cause bone marrow hyperplasia. What factor determines the ultimate effect of this pathologic state?
a. Ineffective hematopoiesis b. Severity of the blood loss c. Severity and duration of the blood loss d. Bone marrow activity
Why would an athlete consider blood doping? What are the risks associated with transfusing blood and related blood products?
What will be an ideal response?
Pediatric drug dosing is usually based on the patient's:
A) age. B) weight. C) height and weight combined. D) body composition.