What is a prescription drug?
A. Any medication prescribed by a physician and dispensed by a pharmacist
B. The puncturing of the walls of an artery with a hypodermic needle for the purpose of drawing blood
C. The sudden convulsion, contraction, or uncontrolled movements caused by interruptions of the electric impulses of the brain
D. An objective tool to determine the level of risk of complication, comorbidity, and/or mortality in an easy-to-read format
Question 2
When a patient is being treated with drug therapy requiring intensive monitoring for toxicity, what does this mean?
A. Any prescription drug with a significantly higher risk of potentially harmful side effects that may require regular monitoring for appropriate dosing and identification of the onset of potentially harmful side effects or contraindications
B. An invasive diagnostic procedure that requires the placement of a needle between two spinal vertebrae for the purpose of extracting cerebrospinal fluid; may also be used for therapeutic purposes
C. An invasive diagnostic procedure that requires the placement of a needle or tube into the space between the two layers of the pleural lining of the chest for the purpose of extracting collected pleural fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
D. A graphic record of the electric waves of the brain through the placement of electrodes along the surface of the scalp
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