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A 54-year-old male patient has renal impairment. On checking his medical notes, you find out that his serum creatinine is 190 micromol/litre and his weight is 72 kg. Calculate the patient’s creatinine clearance in mL/min. Give your answer to ONE (1) decimal place.   Constant: 1.04 (women); 1.23 (men)

The formation of excess collagen fibers that stays WITHIN the borders of the wound during the final phase of wound healing is best described as:

An 8-year-old child weighing 22.2kg is started on theophylline (Uniphyllin Continus) for chronic asthma. Assuming the lowest starting dose is initiated, how many milligrams of theophylline should be prescribed every 12 hours? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Extract from Online BNF  

BONUS:  A adult female has sustained a 3rd degree burn to her neck and is a candidate for a porcine skin graft.  What is the species of the donor?  ( 1 point only will apply if you score less than 100.)

A PTA is teaching a family  how to care for the family member at home during a home visit.  The patient is totally bed-ridden and dependent on assist for all positioning.  To prevent skin breakdown from pressure, what is be maximum amount of time that should occur between position changes of the patient?

Thick bundles of ____________________ attach the dermis to the subcutaneous tissue to support underlying structures of bone, fascia, and muscle.

The use of forceps, scissors, or scapel is known as what type of debridement?

From the class slides on elasticity regarding Blue Jeans vs. Clothing–if the prices of both of these goods rise by 20%. For which good does quantity demanded (Qd) drop the most and why?

You are working as a pharmacist in a GP surgery when you are asked for some advice by the Nurse Independent Prescriber.  She wants to prescribe rifampicin capsules 300mg to a patient who is currently taking Rigevidon (a combined oral contraceptive pill) and a warning of a drug interaction has come up on her computer. What is the mechanism of this interaction and what is the likely consequence?

Match the following components of a sarcomere to their activity during muscle contraction.