Earl is unable to tolerate his medication for chronic gout and is switched to a xanthine oxidase inhibitor. How do xanthine oxidase inhibitors act?
a. By decreasing inflammation
b. By decreasing pain
c. By decreasing serum and urinary levels of uric acid
d. By increasing uric acid formation
c. By decreasing serum and urinary levels of uric acid
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which medical word means the same as the layperson's phrase "water on the brain"?
A) epilepsy B) meningitis C) hydrocephalus D) dementia
Match each item with a statement below.
A. Agreement to provide quality service in exchange for the favor of selecting our pharmacy for your medication needs B. First, do no harm C. This is a statewide database into which each pharmacy who dispenses controlled substances and each physician who prescribes them must enter the data D. A person who needs medical services, including those of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians E. Doctors and health care providers can apologize and offer expressions of grief without concern that their words may be used against them in court F. Is primarily used for high blood pressure G. An inherently moral enterprise rooted in a covenant with the patient H. Interstate 95 runs from Florida through New York I. May result from physicians' mistake, pharmacy mistakes and even, and perhaps more often, patients' mistakes J. Used to treat cancer
Where does the gas exchange occur in the lungs?
A. at the alveoli B. at the areola C. at the bronchioles D. at the eustachian tubes