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luminitza

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Absorption of liquid antipsychotic medication compared to the absorption of the same antipsychotic medication in pill form is:
 
  a. often somewhat faster with the liquid than with the pills
  b. slightly slower in liquid form compared to pill form
  c. much slower with the liquid form of the medication
  d. nearly always approximately the same length of time

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system codes is true? The ICD codes:
 
  a. allow for a limited listing of the rarer clinical diagnoses
  b. describe clinical symptoms specific to the client
  c. can be evaluated by a computer for epidemiological analysis
  d. are expressed by two whole numbers and three decimal places


Mholman93

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
Absorption of liquid antipsychotic medication is often somewhat faster than the same antipsychotic in pill form. Both forms of oral absorption can take between 1 and 4 hours. The absorption process may be decreased by foods, coffee, smoking, and other drugs.

Answer to Question 2

B
The only true statement is that ICD codes describe clinical symptoms specific to a client. The other three options are false.


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