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karateprodigy

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on: Jul 24, 2018
What time will the trough blood level need to be drawn if the nurse administers the intravenous medication dose at 9:00 AM?
 
  a. 6:30 AM
  b. 8:30 AM
  c. 9:30 AM
  d. 11:30 AM

Question 2

What will the nurse expect the health care provider's order to be when starting an older adult patient on thyroid hormone replacement therapy?
 
  a. Administering a loading dose of the drug
  b. Directions on how to taper the drug
  c. A dosage that is one third to one half of the regular dosage
  d. A dosage that is double the regular dosage


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matt95

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Trough blood levels measure the lowest blood level of medicine and are obtained just before the dose is administered. In this case, 6:30 AM is too early to obtain the blood level. The other two times occur after the medication is administered.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
To prevent toxicity, dosages for new medications in older adults should be one third to one half the amount of a standard adult dosage. Loading doses of drugs could cause severe toxicity. Tapering off is characteristic of discontinuation of medications and is not appropriate for this situation. Older adults generally need a lower medication dosage than younger patients.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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:D TYSM

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