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A patient is to receive ticarcillin (Ticar) 3 g by intravenous piggyback. The solution you have is ticarcillin 200 mg/mL. How many milliliters of this solution will you add to the piggyback bag to make a dose of 3 g?
 
  a. 3 mL
  b. 5 mL
  c. 10 mL
  d. 15 mL

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A patient who has been prescribed amoxicillin (Amoxil) 250 mg orally every 8 hours asks if a higher dose of the drug just once a day can be taken instead. What is your best response?
 
  a. Taking this drug every 8 hours helps keep the blood level of the drug high enough to affect the bacteria.
  b. Giving the drug at regular intervals over a 24-hour period helps prevent side effects.
  c. Let me contact your prescriber and ask whether the drug can be given once a day.
  d. When given once a day, the dose is higher so allergic reactions are more common.


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katheyjon

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

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
:D TYSM

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Gracias!

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