This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Why is insulin only given by injection and not as an oral drug? a. Injected insulin works faster ... (Read 61 times)

tfester

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 534
Why is insulin only given by injection and not as an oral drug?
 
  a. Injected insulin works faster than oral drugs to lower blood glucose levels.
  b. Insulin is a small protein that is destroyed by stomach acids and intestinal enzymes.
  c. Insulin is a high-alert drug and could more easily be abused if it were available as an oral agent.
  d. Oral insulin has a high first pass loss rate in the liver and would require very high dosages to be effective.

Question 2

A patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease
 
  is prescribed ranitidine (Zantac). Which statement by the patient indicates the need for additional teaching?
  a. I will notify my prescriber if I need to use ranitidine for more than 2 weeks.
  b. I will look into a smoking cessation program when I go home.
  c. I will take the ranitidine first thing in the morning so that its effect will last all day and night.
  d. I will not drive until I know how the ranitidine affects me.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

sarahccccc

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 318
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C




tfester

  • Member
  • Posts: 534
Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
:D TYSM


tuate

  • Member
  • Posts: 332
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

Aspirin may benefit 11 different cancers, including those of the colon, pancreas, lungs, prostate, breasts, and leukemia.

Did you know?

Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.

Did you know?

GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.

Did you know?

More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.

Did you know?

Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library