Author Question: You have a young male patient who tells you he has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. All of the following ... (Read 18 times)

geodog55 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You have a young male patient who tells you he has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. All of the following are common with this disease EXCEPT:

A) the patient will be wheelchair bound by age 12.
B) weakened respiratory muscles can lead to pneumonia.
C) it occurs more commonly in females than males.
D) patients usually die from respiratory failure in the early 20s.

Question 2

You receive an order to give 4 liters of normal saline over eight hours using a 10 gtts/mL drip set. Calculate the drip rate per minute with this setup.

A) 38 gtts/min
B) 83 gtts/min
C) 166 gtts/min
D) 41 gtts/min