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Plaintiff was crossing the street when he was hit by a car driven by Defendant. Alpha saw the accident and ran over to help Plaintiff.  Alpha had no medical training, and so he simply tried to make Plaintiff comfortable until the ambulance arrived. While waiting for the ambulance, Plaintiff told Alpha, “My left leg is broken, and I’m in a lot of pain right now.” Upon being taken to the hospital, it was determined that that Plaintiff’s leg was not broken, but he suffered a broken hip. Plaintiff sued Defendant and called Alpha to testify to the statement made by Plaintiff. The statement is:

Which patient, when compared with the general population, would require a larger dose or more frequent administration of a drug to attain a therapeutic response?

A patient is beginning the second round of high-dose cisplatin. Severe, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) occurred following the first treatment, requiring 72 hours of continuous IV hydration. In addition to her chemotherapy regimen, which medication would be best to administer?

Alpha testified against Defendant in a negligence case. Defendant then called Beta, who testified that Alpha had a bad reputation for truth and veracity. Defendant then called Gamma to testify that Alpha once committed credit card fraud. Gamma’s testimony is:

For which reason(s) is/are elderly patients at increased risk for drug interactions and toxicity? (Select 3 that apply.)

Plaintiff sued Defendant when she suffered complications in her pregnancy after taking a drug manufactured by Defendant. Plaintiff offered the testimony of Doctor, who will testify that she has treated ten persons who have suffered similar complications during their pregnancies after taking the drug manufactured by Defendant. The trial judge should find the testimony:

Dr. orders atropine 0.3 mg subQ OT. The stock you have is atropine 0.4 mg/0.5 mL. How many mL will you administer?

Alpha testified against Defendant in a negligence case. Defendant then called Beta, who testified that Alpha had a bad reputation for truth and veracity. Defendant then called Gamma to testify that Alpha once committed credit card fraud. Gamma’s testimony is:

The nurse planning patient teaching regarding drug names would include which statement(s)? (Select 3 that apply.)

While mowing his lawn, Plaintiff was injured when a rock was ejected from his lawnmower and struck him. He sued Defendant, the lawnmower manufacturer. Alpha, his expert witness, sat in court while Plaintiff testified. Plaintiff’s testimony was not challenged or rebutted. Plaintiff called Alpha to the stand and asks him whether, based on Plaintiff’s testimony, it was possible that Plaintiff’s injury was caused by a rock being ejected from the lawnmower. Alpha’s testimony would be: