The culture and sensitivity testing of a patient's wound exudate indicates that a specific antibiotic is necessary for treatment. The United States PharmacopeiaNationa l Formulary indicates that the drug in question is 96 protein bound.
What are the implications of this fact?
A) Dosages of the drug must be large in order to be effective.
B) The patient must maintain a high-protein diet for the duration of treatment.
C) Nearly all of each dose of the drug is free and active.
D) Absorption and excretion of the drug will occur rapidly.
Question 2
A 33-year-old woman has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The physician has prescribed simethicone (Mylicon) for her discomfort. Which of the following will the nurse monitor most closely during the patient's drug therapy?
A) Drug toxicity
B) Anorexia
C) Increased abdominal pain and vomiting
D) Increased urine output
Covance primate-testing lab, Vienna, Virginia, 2004–05
Medicinal leeches on a patient’s neck. Today leeches are sometimes used in microsurgery to prevent b
Scheduling patient appointments by telephone.
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.
Testing the strength of the trapezius muscle against resistance
System of a patient in shock