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Author Question: Sublingual NTG can be used in lower dosages than with other routes because: 1. it does not need ... (Read 77 times)

misspop

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Sublingual NTG can be used in lower dosages than with other routes because:
 
  1. it does not need to be absorbed into the bloodstream.
  2. it bypasses the liver.
  3. the potency is 100 times higher.
  4. it is not broken down by gastric acids.

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A patient with angina receives a prescription for nitroglycerin ointment. The prescription directs apply 2. The nurse should instruct the patient that this means use 2:
 
  1. milligrams.
  2. micrograms.
  3. units.
  4. inches.


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aprice35067

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

Correct Answer: 2

Answer to Question 2

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misspop

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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