BASIC CONCEPTS Which type of drug must always be swallowed without chewing?

A nurse is ordered to administer a medication via the sublingual route. The nurse correctly places the medication:

Which medication route provides the most rapid onset of a medication, but also poses the greatest risk of adverse effects?

A client receives morphine sulfate and demonstrates signs of respiratory depression. The physician orders naloxone (Narcan) to block the effects of the narcotic. When two drugs given concurrently have opposite effects, what kind of pharmacodynamic interactions occur?

A client is taking tetracycline for acne. It is a drug known to cause photosensitivity. To avoid phototoxicity, the nurse provides client teaching. Which statement by the client indicates a need for more teaching?

A scientist is studying the role of nitrous oxide synthetase (NOS) for nitrous oxide (NO) production. The cells she is studying contain high levels of eNOS after experimental treatment. Consequences of eNOS activity include all of the following except: 

A 55-year old man with severe COVID-19 was hospitalized for right upper abdominal pain and indigestion. Microscopic examination of gall bladder biopsies obtained by presented with the histology shown below. The histopathologic findings indicated below are best described as:  

True or false? There are several required on-campus meetings for ES EPSY 1159.

Which course assessment is worth the greatest amount of points and provides a way of synthesizing your overall learning in the course?

What is your instructor’s OSU email address? (Type in the email address below. Remember to include @osu.edu.)