An order is presented to the pharmacy for salicylic acid mixed in an 85 g ointment base. The pharmacist wants you to make sure there is enough ointment base to compound the prescription. The ointment jar is 770 g when full, and it appears to be 1/8
full. Will there be enough ointment base to compound the prescription? How many grams will the prescription be short or how many grams will be left over after compounding the prescription?
Yes, 11.25 grams will be left over.
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appropriate for a child her age and her skin warm and dry. Her grandfather is not sure of how long ago she may have taken the pills. Given the assessment findings, the EMT would assume: A) not enough Digoxin was taken to harm the child. B) the child apparently did not take any Digoxin. C) the child must have spit the pills out before swallowing them. D) the Digoxin pills have yet to absorb into the body.
Disasters ____.
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What will be an ideal response?
Nasir is a 15-year-old patient at the hospital. Who has the right to release his laboratory results?
A. The laboratory supervisor B. The patient's parent/guardian C. Only the patient D. The physician