In the case of an intramuscular injection of a drug:

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In the case of an intramuscular injection of a drug:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: IM injections in the buttock should be in the upper outer quadrant (C) to avoid sciatic nerve damage, standard for drugs like penicillin. Option A is true (exercise increases blood flow). Option B is correct (deltoid > gluteus due to perfusion). Option D is false (up to 5 mL is typical). Option E (original) about fluphenazine is true but specific. This site selection, critical in IM pharmacokinetics, ensures safety and efficacy, guiding administration protocols.

Question 2 of 5

Monitoring plasma/serum drug concentrations of the following drugs is recognized as a valuable supplement to clinical monitoring:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Gentamicin (C) benefits from plasma monitoring (e.g., peak/trough) due to its narrow therapeutic index and renal clearance, guiding dosing in infections. Carbamazepine (original E, assumed typo) and lithium (D) are monitored too, but C is chosen. Warfarin (B) uses INR, not plasma levels. Carbimazole (A) relies on clinical/thyroid function. Monitoring, critical in aminoglycoside therapy, prevents toxicity (e.g., ototoxicity), a key pharmacokinetic tool.

Question 3 of 5

Clearance is useful in calculation of

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Clearance (CL) determines maintenance dose (A, true) and, with Vd, affects t1/2 (C, true). It's not directly used for loading dose (B, false:Vd is key) or bioavailability (D, false:hepatic extraction is). E (‘A and C') fits, reassigned to D. Clearance's role in dosing is critical for steady-state maintenance.

Question 4 of 5

The following drugs do not readily cross to the CNS

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

The following is Wrong concerning biotransformation phase I reactions

Correct Answer: E

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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