Calculate the following desired doses.Ordered:      ferrous sulfate 325 mgOn hand:      ferrous sulfate 5 gr (324 mg) tabletsDesired dose:      __________

What will be an ideal response?


1 tablet

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You are assessing an unresponsive 66-year-old man with a history of two prior strokes. According to the patient's wife, he complained of a severe headache and then passed out. His respiratory effort is poor, blood pressure is elevated markedly, and pulse is slow and bounding. The glucometer reads "error." You should:

A) give high-flow oxygen, apply the cardiac monitor, start an IV line with normal saline, and administer 0.5 mg of atropine to treat his bradycardia. B) hyperventilate with a bag-mask at 30 breaths/min, begin transcutaneous pacing, establish vascular access, and administer 25 g of 50% dextrose. C) intubate after 30 seconds of preoxygenation, ventilate at a rate of 8 breaths/min, start an IV with normal saline, administer 50 g of 50% dextrose, and reassess. D) assist ventilations, apply the cardiac monitor, start an IV line with normal saline, administer 12.5 g of 50% dextrose, and reassess his level of consciousness.

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ROS is the abbreviation for

A. review of systems. B. recall of systems. C. report of systems. D. re-examination of systems.

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Organs and other parts that join together to form a specific body function are referred to as a(n):

A. system. B. organ. C. tissue. D. cell.

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The hard protein the body produces that makes visualizing the fungus possible only in a KOH mount is called ____. 

A. keratin B. mordant C. agar D. mold E. yeast

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