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An 80-year-old man has been prescribed oxycodone for severe, noncancer, chronic pain. He tells the nurse that he has difficulty swallowing and asks if he can crush the tablet before swallowing. The nurse will advise the patient that
 
  A) the tablet would have no effect if crushed and ingested.
  B) there is risk of an extremely high dose available all at once if the tablet is crushed.
  C) crushing the tablet increases the drug's efficacy.
  D) crushing the tablet is a safe option.

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A 29-year-old female patient has been prescribed orlistat (Xenical) for morbid obesity. The nurse is providing patient education concerning the drug. An important instruction to the patient would be to
 
  A) omit the dose if the meal does not contain fat.
  B) take orlistat and multivitamins together.
  C) take orlistat in one dose at breakfast.
  D) omit the dose if the meal does not contain protein.


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potomatos

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

B

Answer to Question 2

A


ec501234

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!

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