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The recommended dose of Lanoxin is 0.251.0 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

Question 2

You determine a patient's blood glucose level to be 289 mg/dL. You document this result on the prehospital care report as:
 
  A) normal.
  B) hyperglycemic.
  C) depressed.
  D) hypoglycemic.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
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