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luminitza

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The mother of a 9-month-old child reports that
 
  the child has a bowel movement only every 2 or 3 days and that the stool is small and hard, like marbles. What should you recommend as a beginning treatment for this problem?
  a. Use castor oil every 3 days.
  b. Increase the child's fluid intake.
  c. Ensure that the child gets adequate exercise.
  d. Mix a bulk-forming laxative in with the child's cereal.

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A patient who is prescribed liothyronine (Cytomel) also takes warfarin (Coumadin). Which laboratory blood test result indicates a possible drug interaction?
 
  a. Hematocrit 42
  b. Hemoglobin 14.2 g/dL
  c. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 12 mg/dL
  d. International normalized ratio (INR) 4.5


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kilada

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

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


luminitza

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

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Excellent

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