Chemotherapy drugs may be used for palliation
a. true
b. false
Ans: a. true
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The neurologic finding that would be considered abnormal in an 88-year-old patient would be:
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When is bronchial (postural) drainage generally performed?
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An overwhelmed nursing student asks the instructor whether there are any tips that will make learning pharmacology easier. The instructor gives an example of the anticoagulant heparin
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