When Hazel, age 65, develops herpes zoster (shingles), her physician orders Zovirax 800 mg five times a day for 10 days. Tablets of 400 mg and 800 mg are available. The ideal number and size of tablets used to fill the prescription are _______________.
a. Eighty 400-mg tablets
b. Ten 800-mg tablets
c. Fifty 800-mg tablets
d. One hundred 400-mg tablets
Question 2
Order: Digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. q day The frequency of administration in this order is _______________.
a. Every other day
b. Every day
c. Four times a day
d. As needed
Digital rectal exam (DRE). The physician’s index finger is inserted into the rectum and pressed agai
Guidelines for telephone are verbal orders
The patient's signature on the informed consent form indicates that the patient understands the
The physician uses percussion—tapping—to detect sound or vibration.
Genital herpes—U.S. initial visits to physicians' offices, 1866–2009.
Herpes simplex 2 rapid test.