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Safety Pharmacology Across the Lifespan ATI Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is administering drugs to neonates and will consider which factor may contribute the most to drug toxicity?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A neonate's liver is not fully developed and cannot detoxify many drugs. The other options are incorrect. The lungs and kidneys do not play major roles in drug metabolism. Renal excretion is slow, not fast, because of organ immaturity, but this is not the factor that contributes the most to drug toxicity.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following antihypertensives act on the vasomotor centre:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Local anaesthetic agents:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
You may have to monitor an individual’s _____ before administering some medications.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Thiazide and Thiazide-like diuretics are often used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and are used with other antihypertensives. Thiazide and Thiazide-like diuretics should be taken:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.