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LCritchfi

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Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is an antiemetic and is used for what other condition?
 
  1. Headaches
  2. Edema
  3. Epitasis
  4. Rash

Question 2

The nurse is administering a patient's medication by mouth. The nurse knows that for this medication to be utilized by body diffusion, filtration and osmosis must take place. Which me-chanism is the first to be involved in that process?
 
  1. Excretion
  2. Metabolism
  3. Distribution
  4. Absorption


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InfiniteSteez

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is an antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors on peripheral effector cells. It is an anticholinergic with sedative properties.

Answer to Question 2

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Absorption involves the way a drug enters the body and passes into the body and tissues. Ab-sorption takes place through processes of diffusion, filtration, and osmosis.


LCritchfi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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