Which antibiotic requires administration of a loading dose?
a. Ilosone
b. E-Mycin
c. Erythrocin
d. Zithromax
D
It is important to give a loading dose, without which minimum plasma concentrations may take 5 to 7 days to reach steady state.
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A nurse is reviewing a client's medical record and reads that the client underwent pericardiocentesis earlier in the year. The nurse should discern from this medical term that the pericardium of the client's heart was:
A) Visualized with a camera B) Punctured C) Flushed with a solution D) Measured
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The community has brought in an expert on disaster planning to evaluate the community's current disaster plan. For which characteristics should the expert evaluate the community's plan? (Select all that apply.)
1. Notification. 2. Warning. 3. Control. 4. Cost. 5. Evacuation.