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Convert 80 kg to pounds.

Indicate if the medication administration route has a systemic or local effect on the body.

Doxycycline can be used to treat skin and skin structure infections caused by community-acquired MRSA.

The PNP is ordering a new medication for the treatment of asthma. This medication works as an agonist to beta-2 receptors in the bronchioles, leading to relaxation of the smooth muscle, and bronchodilation. Stimulation of the beta-2 receptors causes which of the following events? 

What is the normal range for a patient’s BUN?

Glucose typically enters the cell through which mechanism?

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Kolby is a long distance truck driver, and despite taking regular breaks and stretching, he often experiences painful muscle spasms.  Would taking a muscle relaxant be an appropriate solution for Kolby?

CASE STUDY #1: Your patient is a 72 year old man who has had both knees replaced and has a history of heart conditions including hypertension, a heart attack and a triple bypass in 2018.  He is not allergic to any medications and is taking the hypertensive medication Losartan and is on the anti-coagulant medication Coumadin.  His physician wants him to take a pre-medication before dental visits. His vitals with you today are BP: 130/92, pulse 80 and respirations 12.  He says that he has been having some chest pains lately and has scheduled an appointment to see his physician.  During your appointment, he starts to have some pain in the chest.  Using this scenario to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Besides pain in the upper body, all of the following are possible signs and symptoms that your patient is having a heart attack, except:

Symptoms of hyperglycemia include: