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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 ____.

Seven-year-old Grant’s family and physician are considering pharmacologic treatment of his ADHD with one of the amphetamine/methylphenidate formulations. Accordingly, it is particularly important that the physician screen for personal and family history of ____.

Mina has a younger brother who has an autism spectrum disorder and she is worried that her infant son may also be diagnosed with the same disorder. She has heard that vaccines may cause autism and asks you about this. What should you tell your friend?

Rickets in children is associated with _____. 

Jim has been taking a carbidopa-levodopa agent for almost two years and is experiencing wearing off. What medication might be useful?

To his surprise, Andy is prescribed a phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor to treat his benign prostatic hyperplasia, which he knows to also be used to treat erectile dysfunction. What PDE inhibitor has been approved for this use?