Most rectal drugs offer:

A) antitussive effects
B) localized effects
C) systemic effects
D) antipyretic effects


C) systemic effects
Rectal drugs usually supply systemic effects because of a high rate of absorption via the colon. A lesser amount of rectal drugs is intended to provide localized effects, such as suppositories that treat hemorrhoids. The other choices are incorrect because the use of rectal drugs for antitussive and antipyretic effects is not common.

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a True b False

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The Smith family consists of father Bob, mother Betty, and three children. Hillcrest Clinic uses the family numbering system. If Bob's number is 01-1346, what is the number of his second-born child?

A) 01-1349 B) 02-1346 C) 03-1346 D) 04-1346

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Messner's research findings enabled him to explain that gender consists of

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