Prior to orthopedic surgery, Azalea meets with the anesthesiologist who, when explaining the medications that will be used, mentions that one will paralyze all of her muscles, including her diaphragm. What agent has this effect?

Rosetta has seizures that are characterized by an abrupt loss of consciousness, falling, with extension of trunk and extremities, followed by alternating contractions and relaxation of the muscles. These are classified as ____.

You have just finished giving medication instructions to 72-year-old Virgil, who seems overwhelmed by both his recent diagnosis and all of the medications he will be taking. How might you approach this situation?

Two-month-old Eugenia has an bacterial upper respiratory infection and needs an antibiotic. The physician assures her worried parents, who have heard about the dangers of antibiotics, that the prescribed antibiotic is considered to be one of the safest and is often recommended for infants. This antibiotic is likely to be in what class?

Patients who are vitamin K deficient or on oral anticoagulants may experience bleeding if they overdose on vitamin ____.

Your sister and her newborn will be staying with you following their discharge from the hospital. Although excited, you want to make sure your immaculate apartment stays that way during their visit. If you decide to use a substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria, what term should you look for on the label?

Spencer is taking a tricyclic antidepressant and complains of a dry mouth, drowsiness, and urinary retention. What property of tricyclics accounts for these side effects?

Thelma has restless leg syndrome that has disrupted her sleep and left her drowsy during the day. What medication might be helpful?

Rose has Type 1 diabetes and uses regular insulin. What are the characteristics of regular insulin?

Tess is post-menopausal and has an intact uterus. She is very concerned about osteoporosis, as her mother had a number of painful and debilitating osteoporosis-associated fractures. What would she risk were she to take estrogen-only hormone replacement?