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Logan, who has terminal cancer, has a prn order for an anxiolytic injection.  When it is administered, the hospice nurse should note dose, time, route, location of injection, and ____.

Mackenzie has an eye inflammation commonly that is called “pink” or “red” eye.  She most likely has ____.

Emmaline has metastatic breast cancer and the tumor produces excess amounts of a protein called HER2. She is being treated with herceptin. What type of drug is herceptin?

Vanya’s grandmother is against taking drugs in general, but decides to take an over-the-counter medication for diarrhea. Vanya informs her that some antidiarrheal medications can contain a controlled substance known as ____.

The primary cause of COPD is ____.

What legislation requires that new drugs be approved before they are released to the public?

You take your first telephone order from a doctor on your first day of work at a nursing home. You carefully write out the order for a medication to be given twice a day, using the abbreviation “b.i.d.” in the chart. Your supervisor reviews your notes and informs you that periods should not be used with medical abbreviations. What is her reasoning?

Sixteen-year-old Elyza has asthma and has been using her rescue inhaler more frequently. What does this indicate?

Pedro is stunned when he suddenly becomes violently dizzy, falls against the wall, and is nauseated. His doctor rules out infections and other possible causes and diagnoses Pedro with vertigo. What antiemetic is indicated for use with vertigo?

The vitamin that is responsible for regulating the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus for healthy bones and teeth is vitamin ____.