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tuffie

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A mother asks why her 6-year-old requires the daily dose of digoxin to be twice that of an adult. The nurse explains that children have:
 
  1. greater resistance to medications.
  2. variations in development of drug receptors.
  3. a slower metabolic rate than adults.
  4. more total body water, which dilutes the drug.

Question 2

After a patient is given a drug, there are two basic responses to the drug's actions. Select all that apply from the responses below.
 
  1. Half-life
  2. Desired action
  3. Side effects
  4. Bioequivalence


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Infants and children require a total daily digoxin dose that is approximately twice that of an adult on a basis of ratio of weight to dose. The result is greater binding strength for the child's myocardial digoxin receptors.

Answer to Question 2

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When a drug is given to a patient, the expected response of the medication is called the desired action. Other actions may also take place, which are called side effects.


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