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Skill D7. Which of the following strategies will reduce the cycle time of a manufacturing system? (There may be more than one answer.)

Whilst conducting an NHS health check, you ask a patient about his alcohol consumption. He tells you he normally has one pint (568 mL) of strong lager (7 % ABV) on a Friday and Saturday night. How many units of alcohol is he consuming each week? Give your answer to the nearest whole number.     

Skill D8. What are the three steps of end-user modeling?

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Vocal ligaments are attached to which of the following?

A patient is prescribed MST 15 mg tablets ONE to be taken TWICE a day for the treatment of pain associated with multiple sclerosis. She also takes 2.5 mL of morphine 10 mg/5 mL oral solution twice a day, for breakthrough pain. The patient is stable and tolerates opioids well but needs to be transferred from oral analgesia to a buprenorphine patch. What is the most appropriate BuTrans patch to prescribe? Give your answer in micrograms/hour.   Extract from BuTrans literature

A patient is currently prescribed Zomorph (morphine MR) 60 mg capsules, ONE to be taken TWICE a day. What would be the maximum quantity of morphine 10 mg/5 mL liquid that could be prescribed for EACH breakthrough dose? Give your answer in millilitres.  

A 22-year-old patient is unable to swallow and receives all medication via a PEG feeding tube. He has tonsillitis and is prescribed phenoxymethylpenicillin 500 mg four times a day for 10 days. Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension is prescribed. How many 100 mL bottles of phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension should be dispensed in order that it lasts for the 10-day treatment course?  

How many unexcused absences results in being dropped from the course?

You are an independent prescriber running a diabetes clinic. You see a 76-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes. His diabetes remains difficult to control and you therefore start him on Lantus® (insulin glargine) at a dose of 36 units with an evening meal. You prescribe a box of five Lantus® 300 unit/3 mL cartridges. How many full days will this prescription last? Assume only single doses are to be administered from each injection pen.