Penicillin is supplied as 300,000 U/mL. A physician orders 1,800,000 U to be injected. How many milliliters does the patient need to receive?
Exosurf®, a surfactant agent, is administered on a dosage sc…
Exosurf®, a surfactant agent, is administered on a dosage schedule of 5 mL/kg body weight. If a premature infant weighs 1400 g, how many milliliters should be administered?
Which of the following medications are classified as short-a…
Which of the following medications are classified as short-acting adrenergic bronchodilators based on their duration of action?1. Racemic epinephrine2. Formoterol3. Albuterol4. Levalbuterol5. Arformoterol6. Olodaterol
Place the following phases of Investigational New Drug (IND)…
Place the following phases of Investigational New Drug (IND) approval in the correct order: 1. The drug is investigated as a treatment for a small number of individuals with the disease the drug is intended to treat. 2. The drug is investigated in large, multicenter studies to establish efficacy and safety. 3. The drug is investigated in small groups of healthy volunteers to establish its activity.
Inhaled aerosols may have which types of intended effects on…
Inhaled aerosols may have which types of intended effects on the body? 1. Enteral 2. Local 3. Systemic 4. Oral
Which of the following routes of drug administration help to…
Which of the following routes of drug administration help to reduce the first-pass effect? 1. Oral administration 2. Injection 3. Sublingual tablets 4. Rectal administration
Relaxation of smooth airway muscle in the presence of revers…
Relaxation of smooth airway muscle in the presence of reversible airflow obstruction is a general indication for the use of:
Which of the following methods of drug administration requir…
Which of the following methods of drug administration requires a needle? 1. Transdermal 2. Inhalation 3. Subcutaneous 4. Intravenous
Which of the following macromolecules is incorrectly matched…
Which of the following macromolecules is incorrectly matched to its component molecules (i.e., their subunits)?
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner sees a 12-y…
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner sees a 12-year-old patient who takes lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) 50 mg daily for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The nurse practitioner observes a tic, which the parents report began after the patient began taking the psychostimulant, and it has been stable and not interfering with functioning. Both the parents and the school report that the medication is helpful. The nurse practitioner: