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bobypop

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Aminoglycosides are used for broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and have a narrow therapeutic range. The highest therapeutic blood range is determined at which level?
 
  1. The peak of the blood level.
  2. The trough of the blood level.
  3. The weight of the blood level.
  4. The dilution of the blood level.

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The nurse is about to give an injection of gold salts to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. What is the best area of the body for this medication to be injected?
 
  1. Deltoid muscle
  2. Abdominal muscle
  3. Gluteus maximus muscle
  4. Ventral gluteus muscle


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matt95

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The peak is the highest range of the blood level when giving scheduled antibiotics.

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These medications are painful injections and should be given only in the gluteus maximus muscle.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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