A woman is prescribed hormonal contraceptives. What places her at risk for the development of blood clots?
A) Hormonal contraceptives increase serum triglyceride and cholesterol.
B) Hormonal contraceptives stimulate skeletal growth and RBC production.
C) Hormonal contraceptives increase blood levels of clotting factors.
D) Hormonal contraceptives will cause peripheral vasoconstriction.
Question 2
A patient is administered penicillin V orally for a strep throat. What is the action of this medication?
A) It inhibits protein synthesis.
B) It is destroyed by gastric acid.
C) It is rapidly excreted by the kidneys.
D) It inhibits cell wall synthesis.