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What is the main organ that inactivates and metabolizes drugs?
- A. Spleen
- B. Liver
- C. Lungs
- D. Pancreas
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The liver is the main organ that inactivates and metabolizes drugs.
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Atropine 0.4 mg is to be given. Ampule is labeled gr 1/150/mL. What dose should the nurse administer?
- A. 1.5 mL
- B. 0.25 mL
- C. 0.5 mL
- D. 1 mL
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: To convert mg to gr, divide by 60.
0.5 L is equal to how many mL?
- A. 0.0005 mL
- B. 0.05 mL
- C. 50 mL
- D. 500 mL
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Big to small, move decimal point three places to the right.
The nurse cautions a patient taking an anticoagulant that he should avoid taking aspirin because one drug may increase the action of the other drug. What is the correct term for this effect?
- A. Compatibility
- B. Antagonism
- C. Synergism
- D. Cooperation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When one drug increases the action of another drug, it is called synergism.
What is 2.34 + 0.77?
- A. 0.01
- B. 90.4
- C. 2.417
- D. 3.11
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Align the decimal point of each decimal fraction in a column and add.
A 150-lb man is to receive a medication based on milligrams/kilograms. He is to receive 1 mg/kg. What dosage should the nurse administer?
- A. 50 mg
- B. 68 mg
- C. 75 mg
- D. 80 mg
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 2.2 lb equals 1 kg.