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CORALGRILL2014

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When a patient takes 400 mg of an oral drug that has a half-life of 2 hours at noon, at which time will the patient's blood drug level first be less than 40 mg?
 
  a. 2:00 p.m.
  b. 6:00 p.m.
  c. 8:00 p.m.
  d. Midnight

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An 83-year-old woman has been given a thiazide diuretic to treat mild heart failure. She and her daughter should be told to watch for which problems?
 
  a. Constipation and anorexia
  b. Fatigue, leg cramps, and dehydration
  c. Daytime sedation and lethargy
  d. Edema, nausea, and blurred vision


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bfulkerson77

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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