When the nurse reads in the drug handbook the section related to ...

[Charlie]

When the nurse reads in the drug handbook the section related to recommended dosage, it is important to remember that this suggested dosage is based on what?
 
  A) A 40-year-old man
  B) An average-sized adult
  C) A 150-pound adult male
  D) A healthy young adult

Question 2

What laboratory test will the nurse obtain to determine what type of helminth is infecting the patient?
 
  A) Stool culture
  B) Stool for ova and parasite
  C) Renal function studies
  D) Liver function studies

[Carissamariew]

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Drug studies base the therapeutic dosage, or that dose needed to reach a critical concentration, on the physiology of a 150-pound healthy adult male. Testing is not routinely done in women because of the potential for unknown effects on the ova. Testing would not be done on an obese adult or older adult because of the potential for underlying disease, altered metabolism, or reactions to the drug. Children and adolescents are never used for testing due to ethical concerns.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
The only test to specifically determine what helminth is involved is a stool culture for ova and parasite. A simple stool culture would not be likely to identify the helminth. Renal and liver function studies would indicate the functioning of these organ systems but would not identify the helminth.

[Charlie]

Thank you!

[Carissamariew]

Always glad to help...