The washing out of a structure with a solution is termed ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


irrigation

Irrigation is the term for flushing out with a solution.

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a. acute psychosis, agitation, and violence. b. hypotension, sedation, and respiratory depression. c. heightened sensory perceptions, dizziness, and ataxia. d. paranoid thinking, hyperthermia, hyperactivity, and arrhythmias.

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A patient with a history of insomnia has been taking 15 mg of chlordiazepoxide (Librium) at bedtime for the past year. The patient reports having difficulty falling asleep and wakes up frequently during the night

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