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A 68-year-old man complains of a chronic, nonproductive cough. He states that he has to have relief, that he has been coughing every 2 to 3 minutes, and he is worn out. Dextromethorphan is prescribed for him.
 
  Before he leaves the clinic he asks how long it will take for the medicine to work. The nurse will advise him that he should experience therapeutic effects in
  A) 5 minutes.
  B) 10 minutes.
  C) 15 to 30 minutes.
  D) 60 minutes.

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A patient is taking chloroquine and complains of the itching sensation that the drug causes. The nurse will instruct the patient to do which of the following to relieve this sensation?
 
  A) Drink liquids and eat light meals
  B) Take an oatmeal bath
  C) Take acetaminophen
  D) Switch to another malaria medication


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ebonylittles

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

C

Answer to Question 2

B


bclement10

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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