The paramedic should suspect altered medication metabolism in a patient with:
A) hypertension.
B) acute pancreatitis.
C) chronic alcoholism.
D) chronic renal failure.
Answer: C) chronic alcoholism.
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a. The parents will give the child an enema daily for 34 months. b. The parents will develop a plan to achieve control over incontinence. c. The parents will have the child launder soiled clothes. d. The parents will supply the child with a low-fiber diet.
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a filarial infestation
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Standard Text: Round answer to the nearest whole number. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.