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Yolanda

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A 7-year-old boy fell off a wood pile while playing. He has been admitted to the intensive care unit with multiple broken bones and internal bleeding. What should the nurse know about drug therapy in this type of patient?
 
  A) Adverse effects may be decreased.
  B) Therapeutic effects may be increased.
  C) Pharmacodynamics may be altered.
  D) Pharmacokinetics remain the same.

Question 2

The expected outcome for a patient taking benztropine as drug therapy for Parkinson's disease would be what?
 
  A) Decrease in rigidity
  B) Decrease in light-headedness
  C) Decrease in disorientation
  D) Decrease in flushing


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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The child's developmental age will influence pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; the immature liver may not metabolize drugs in the same way and the kidneys may not work as efficiently as those of an adult. Adverse effects might be increased and therapeutic effects may be decreased.

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Benztropine should cause a decrease in rigidity. Light-headedness, disorientation, and flushing are all adverse effects of benztropine and can be expected with a patient taking this drug.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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