Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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Nursing assessment questions
Nursing history for head assessment
Patient teaching: male genetalia assessment
Nursing history for rectal and anal assessment
Landmarks for urinary assessment: The rectus abdominis muscles and the symphysis pubis