Which of the following pathogens would be considered a communicable disease?
A) A man contracts tetanus after stepping on a nail.
B) A family gets food poisoning after eating tainted mushrooms.
C) A health care worker gets contracts influenza during an outbreak.
D) A woman breaks out with poison ivy after working in her yard.
Question 2
The recommended dose of Lanoxin is 0.25-1.0 mg IV. At doses in excess of 1.5 mg, Lanoxin becomes toxic. A drug's margin of safetythe range between an effective dose and a lethal doseis known as the:
A) physiologic dosing regimen.
B) drug toxicity level.
C) therapeutic index.
D) none of the above.
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