A 58-year-old male is hospitalized for COPD exacerbation. While in the hospital, he becomes constipated. He has a history of hyperlipidemia and gout. The physician gives him docusate. How does docusate work to relieve constipation?

A 58-year-old male is hospitalized for COPD exacerbation. While in the hospital, he becomes constipated. He has a history of hyperlipidemia and gout. The physician gives him docusate. How does docusate work to relieve constipation?

A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a headache. Her headaches began on the right frontal side and radiated to the back of the right side of her head. She has vomited twice. She has photophobia and phonophobia. She usually takes sumatriptan as her headache begins, but she has none left. What is the mechanism of action of sumatriptan?

A 21-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) after she intentionally took 20 alprazolam 15 min ago in a suicide attempt. She has never been on benzodiazepines before in the past. The ED physician wants to reverse the effects of the alprazolam immediately. What is the most appropriate treatment?

A 37-year-old man complains of chest pain after meals. He says this pain has gone on for a few months, and he gets only minimal relief from antacid tablets. The physician prescribes a drug that will decrease the amount of acid secreted by blocking a histamine receptor. Which of the following drugs works by this mechanism?

A 46-year-old woman is undergoing a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy for menometrorrhagia secondary to extensive leiomyomas. She is anesthetized with general anesthetic. The surgeon begins once she has lost her eyelash reflex and her breathing pattern became regular. Under which stage of anesthesia does this fall?