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Ordered: Lanoxin 0.25 mg PO daily, for a patient with heart failure.Available:How many tablets will the nurse prepare?

A patient with a peanut allergy comes to the ER with symptoms of anaphylactic shock. Which treatment would the medical team initiate? (Select all that apply.)

Order: erythromycin 350 mg, PO, q8h.Available: erythromycin estolate 250 mg/5 mLHow many mL will be given per dose?

Order: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 250 mg, PO, q8hAvailable: 250 mg per 5 mL

Ordered: dexamethasone 500 mcg PO bid, for a patient with a severe inflammatory condition.Available:How many tablets will the nurse prepare?

Order: 1000 mL of lactated Ringer’s (LR) solution to be administered in 6 hoursThe tubing rate is set at 10 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) will the patient receive?

Order: trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride (Artane) 6 mg, PO, twice dailyAvailable: trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride (Artane) 2 mg tabletsHow many tablet(s) will the patient receive on a daily basis?

What is the overall order of this reaction?                        2ClO2(aq  +  2OH–(aq)  →  ClO3–(aq)  +  ClO2–(aq)  +  H2O(l)   A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

The addition of a small amount of acid or base will have very little effect on the pH value of a solution containing equal molar concentrations of   A. HCl and NaOCl B. H2SO4 and Na2SO4 C. NH4Cl and NH3 D. CH3CO2H and NH3

The following shows the titration of Acetic acid (CH3CO2H) with Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH).  Which species dictates the pH of the solution when 50 mL of NaOH has been added?   A. CH3CO2H B. CH3CO2H and CH3CO2- C. CH3CO2- D. OH-