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The largest group of anticancer agents is:

Dextran is an example of a:

5% ophthalmic solution of tetracaine is known by which trade name?

BONUS: A patient with a history of end-stage emphysema presents to the ED with the following symptoms: HR 145, RR 32 bpm, B/P 172/99, mild intercostal retractions, SpO2 85 on 2 L/NC and expiratory wheezes bilaterally with fine crackles bibasilar. ABGs on 2 L/NC are as follows: 7.48, 51 mmHg, 48 mmHg, 41 mEq/L. The patient is stabilized and admitted for further observation and evaluation in the AM by his PCP. During routine nightly VS check the patient exhibits the following: HR 122, RR 28 bpm, B/P 168/90, SpO2 87% on 2 L/NC while sleeping. The sats are reported to the nurse and the liter flow to the nasal cannula is increased to 5L/min which brings the patient’s SpO2 to 98% while sleeping. In the morning you enter the patient’s room to administer a nebulizer treatment with albuterol and you note the patient is not easily rousable. You draw ABGs and they are as follows: 7.32, 72 mmHg, 76 mmHg, 40 mEq/L. What would you account to the patient’s ABG changes and what would you recommend to correct the condition?

An order for a drug to be given as needed is called a ____ order.

The Hering-Breuer inflation reflex is:I. generated by stretch receptorsII. In aduts it is activated only at small tidal volumesIII. works via the Vagus nerve to the medulla causing inspiration to ceaseIV. is a protective mechanism that prevents lung damage from excessive lung inflationV. It has been suggested to be an important control mechanism in quiet breathing.

If the numerator is greater than the denominator, the value of the fraction must be

The intravenous (IV) solution used during blood transfusion is:

If a tumor resembles normal tissue, grows slowly, and does not spread to surrounding tissues, it is considered to be which one of the following?

Artificial manipulation of segments of DNA (genetic material)