A 42-year-old man was splashed in the eye by a corrosive substance. Medical control orders you to irrigate the patient's eye with 2 liters of sterile saline. How many milliliters is this?
A. 200,000
B. 200
C. 2,000
D. 20,000
Ans: C. 2,000
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A client is prescribed an anticonvulsant. Why should the nurse advise the client not to stop taking the drug abruptly?
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Both bupropion and varenicline impact the central nervous system (CNS) in the treatment of smoking cessation. However, varenicline differs from bupropion in that it:
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