When Hazel, age 65, develops herpes zoster (shingles), her physician orders Zovirax 800 mg five times a day for 10 days. Tablets of 400 mg and 800 mg are available. The ideal number and size of tablets used to fill the prescription are _______________.
a. Eighty 400-mg tablets
b. Ten 800-mg tablets
c. Fifty 800-mg tablets
d. One hundred 400-mg tablets
Question 2
Order: Digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. q day The frequency of administration in this order is _______________.
a. Every other day
b. Every day
c. Four times a day
d. As needed
Herpes labialis
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The physician will begin visual inspection of the patient immediately upon entering the examination ...
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
Herpes zoster (shingles)
17th Century Physician Examining a Urine Specimen