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The prescriber has ordered ampicillin sodium “N” (Omnipen) 10 g IV once a day for an adult patient diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and weighing  54 kg. Referring to the label below, what is the safe range/dose? [mg] Should the nurse administer this medication and why? [reason] Select  letter A, B, or C only                       A – Yes, Rx is within SDR                        B – No Rx is too high                        C – No, Rx is too low

The prescriber orders 75 mL D5W to infuse over 120 minutes using a microdrip set.  What is the flow rate to be administered to this patient?  gtt/min

The prescriber has ordered tetracycline (Sumycin) 200 mg PO four times a day for a child weighing 80 lbs.  Referring to the label below, how many mL would you administer to this patient? [mL] Should the nurse administer this medication and why? [reason] Select  letter A, B, or C only                       A – Yes, Rx is within SDR                        B – No Rx is too high                        C – No, Rx is too low

38. In patients with acute renal failure, metabolic complications such as hyperkalemia can result in significant changes in cardiac depolarization and repolarization. What would you expect to see on an EKG of a patient with 7.8 meq/L (moderate) hyperkalemia?

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The invention of the motion picture camera is an example of ______.

The peak stage is reached when a medium ______.

 _____________ are a series of reproductive units of a tapeworm containing a full set of both male and female sex organs.  

Extraembryonic membranes are not found in ______________.

 To be an effective antibiotic or chemotherapeutic agent, it is necessary