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A nurse is assessing a female patient who is taking diphenoxylate HCl with atropine sulfate. Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect that she is experiencing an allergic reaction?
 
  A) Numbness of extremities
  B) Headache and lethargy
  C) Toxic megacolon
  D) Urticaria

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A patient has been prescribed an oral drug that is known to have a high first-pass effect. Which of the following measures has the potential to increase the amount of the free drug that is available to body cells?
 
  A) Giving the drug with food in order to delay absorption
  B) Administering the drug in small, frequent doses
  C) Limiting the patient's protein intake and encouraging fluids
  D) Administering the drug intravenously rather than orally


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

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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