When preparing to use healthcare information databases for secondary data use, which of the following would be most important?
A) Restrict the database search to one aspect of care
B) Remove any patient-identifying information
C) Ensure databases reflect empirical evidence
D) Be knowledgeable about the questions to be answered
B
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SR) 100 mg twice daily. It is time for the second dose today and the drug sent up from the pharmacy is Wellbutrin 100 XL. What is your best action? a. Administer the Wellbutrin XL tablet in place of the Wellbutrin SR tablet. b. Cut the Wellbutrin XL tablet in half and then administer it. c. Call the pharmacy and obtain a Wellbutrin SR 100 mg tablet. d. Hold the dose and notify the prescriber.
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Which of the following ECG characteristics is consistent with a diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia (VT)?
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