Archive for June, 2008

26
Jun

What would be superior to become and why? Tell me the pros and cons.
Answer: As the other answerer stated, it is really a personal thing determining which one is “better”. Nurses spend a lot more time dealing directly with patients and have less time in school, but do a lot more of the hands-on […]

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26
Jun

lift patients and do what is necessary for them to feel comfortable and also to assist them in anyway.
Answer: Nurses do all sots of things. I’ve been a nurse for20 years. It depends on how much schooling you have,but a few examples of work is: Direct patient care(bath,vital signs,medications and treatment such as wound care). […]

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26
Jun

“Dextropropoxyphene is longer acting with nor-metabolites.”
What are they?
Answer: The “nor” simply refers to the drug structure lacking a methyl group. A lot of drugs are metabolized in the body via demethylation to yield a nor metabolite.

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26
Jun

I love vegetables and I need some healthy recipes for whole wheat pita bread and whole wheat tortillas… what can i make with them? Thanks.
Answer: I like to fill pita with hard salami and parsley (you could alternative leaner meat, though). Parsley is a great sandwich green and is friggin' loaded with vitamins and […]

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26
Jun

Medical math?

Author: admin

A sedative solution contains 10mg/ml of a particular drug. What volume of the sedative must be administered to an 18lb dog to achieve a dosage of 2mg/kg?
Answer: (1) First you want to convert the dog's weight from pounds to kilograms so you can work the rest of the problem.
2.2 lbs = 1 kg, so […]

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26
Jun

Come on people, if you don't know what you’re speaking about don't answer these questions. JEEZ.
A 24 hour urine test is not for drugs!!!
I would say that you could take a smaller container with you to work, just make sure that it is clean and free of any contaminates. Call the […]

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26
Jun

The microbes on a needle that has been reused could affect the spread and potency of the chemicals, causing lots of pain before they die.
Answer: Because it's the law. If you’re a physician, or someone in the position of giving injections to others you're legally bound. Imagine what would happen if someone injecting condemned inmates […]

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26
Jun

My prescription potassium isn't in yet and I bought some potassium supplements over-the-counter
Answer: That would depend on what form the potassium is in. If it is potassium bicarbonate, then 100 mg of that is 1 mEq of potassium, so you'd have to take like 30 pills. If it is in the form of potassium […]

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26
Jun

Roughly 60% (2/3 body mass) of your body is water. Around 40% (2/3 of TBW) of that’s intracellular (contained in cells), 20% (1/3 of TBW) is extracellular. Of the extracellular body water, ~16% is interstitial (in tissues) and ~4% is in your vascular system. Multiplying the body weight x 0.6 finds the volume of the […]

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26
Jun

a. Totally absorbed in original from from small intestine
b. Mostly absorbed in original form from stomach
c. Digested by gastrointestinal enzymes
d. Rapidly degraded by salivary secretions
Answer: C, most enzymes aren't stable at the low pH of our stomachs

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