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Convert the drug dilutions into milligrams per milliliter and calculate the desired information.  Given:     on hand: 1:200 solution     ordered: 0.5 mL Calculate:     on hand:                      mg/mL                        dose desired:                        mg

Given:              on hand: 1:16 dilution Calculate:        on hand:         mg/mL

Your patient is a 70 yo male coming into your clinic for his annual Medicare follow up visit.  You are reviewing his medication list and see that he is on a PPI.  When asked why he was taking this, pt is unsure.  Reports he was started by a previous provider about 10 years ago, he thinks for some heartburn.  He hasn’t had any follow up testing for this.  He doesn’t have any symptoms of heartburn currently.  Which of the following recommendation should the APP recommend? 

“Moon face, “hirsutism, “buffalo hump,” striae, acne, flushing, poor wound healing, and decreased sexual drive is associated with:

Rewrite the following quadratic into two functions, decompose:

A female patient of childbearing age who types as group O, D-negative requires a transfusion. The patient has no unexpected antibodies present. Which of the following blood components should be selected for transfusion?

A patient presents to the doctor’s office with a sinus infection and an upper respiratory infection. The patient states their mucus is thick, which of the following drugs would recommend helping thin the mucus so they can cough it out?

Which statement describes a difference between meiosis I and meiosis II?​

Consider these test results:  ABO Testing Results Patient Red Cells with Patient Serum with Reagent Red Cells Anti-A Anti-B A1 B 4+ 4+ 0 0 If this patient required a transfusion of red cells, which ABO phenotypes would be compatible? 

Which mucolytic is best for CF patients?