Sustained release medications must be
A. chewed.
B. crushed.
C. swallowed whole.
D. broken in half.
C
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a. Retinal detachment. b. Diabetic retinopathy. c. Acute-angle glaucoma. d. Increased intracranial pressure.
The patient has a reduced clearance rate for a drug usually secreted by the nephrons. The nurse should assess for malfunction in which of the following?
A) Osmosis in Bowman's capsule B) Active transport in distal tubules C) Filtration rate in glomerulus D) Rate of flow in collecting duct
How would you classify Mrs Edwards' wound?
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William is narcoleptic and his physician prescribes amphetamines to treat his medical condition. After a few months of treatment, William's medical condition improves and the physician reduces the required dosage of amphetamines. However, the reduced dosage produces unpleasant feelings associated with withdrawal symptoms. William doubles the dosage to counter what he perceives as drug tolerance without consulting his physician and begins consuming more than the recommended dosage regularly. This scenario exemplifies ________.
A. enzyme inhibition B. drug addiction C. drug intolerance D. enzyme induction