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•Progesterone
Tidal volume Correct Answers
___________________promotes functional respiratory system
changes during pregnancy.
____________________ increases 30% to 40%, with a 50%
increase in minute volume by term (significant in drugs that
require oxidation, inhaled drugs are increased)
10%
3-4 Correct Answers An estimated_______ of infants are
exposed to illicit drugs during the gestational period.
-Drug use and abuse during pregnancy have been linked to
several maternal and fetal complications.
Exposure to drugs can cause problems at birth and for the first
____-_____months of life.
13-16
sensitive
privacy and control Correct Answers Adolescents (___-
___Years)
-Ability to cooperate is highly developed and much like an
adults.
•Particularly ______________ about their bodies and their
independence. (therefore _____________&__________ are
important issues to consider)
,-IM injection & IV therapy sites are usually the same as for
adults unless the adolescent is particularly small. (any of the
muscles may be used)
2 years old
ICU
Emergency
Chemo
IV
Weight Correct Answers •Errors most likely to occur in the
following situations:
-Younger than_________
-In _________
-In __________________(b/c of rushing)
Children who are receiving ___________________ (b/c of
narrow therapeutic index)
-Children who are receiving_____ medication
Children whose ___________was not documented
20
75 Correct Answers -Only about ____% drugs are approved for
pediatric use
•An estimated _____% of drugs regularly prescribed to children
in the United States have never been labeled for use in any
pediatric population.
3
liquid Correct Answers Toddlers (13 months-___ years)
•Toddlers can swallow __________forms of drugs, and older
toddlers can chew oral drugs.
,3-5
offering choices
topical anesthetic
Vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, and ventrogluteal
Scalp Correct Answers Preschoolers (___-____ Years)
•Often uncooperative during drug administration.
•Include __________________________.
•IM injection must be given, the use of ___________________
creams to numb the site reduces pain.
•Several sites may be used for IM injections in preschoolers,
most commonly the
__________,____________,&______________
•When IV drug therapy is necessary, peripheral sites are selected
for the preschooler. ___________veins are no longer used (Arm
or feet)
4-6
Morphine
Kidneys Correct Answers •Pharmacokinetics:
The rate of heroin's absorption by the bloodstream depends on
the method of administration.
oThe effects of injected heroin persist for approximately_____-
______hours.
Most heroin is converted to ____________ and excreted by the
________________.
6-12
Cooperative
Control
swallow pills
, ventrogluteal site Correct Answers School-Aged Children
(____-_____ Years)
•often very ________________
•As with the preschooler, offer choices to help the school-aged
patient exercise____________
-Many school-aged children can also ____________________.
•The ______________________ is recommended for an IM
injection in the school-aged child. Although it is not the
preferred site, the deltoid muscle may also be used for small
volumes of drugs (0.5mL) or vaccines. This site is often
considered less painful than the ventrogluteal site.
65 and older
65-74
75-84
85 and older Correct Answers The older adult is defined:
-Geriatric: ?
-Young old: ?
-Middle Old: ?
-Old Old: ?
85%
50% Correct Answers Approximately ____% of adults 65 and
older are receiving one prescription per month.
Almost _____% of adults aged 65 and up are receiving 3 or
more prescriptions a month
Absorption
Body weight Correct Answers Topical: The neonates blood
flow is particularly slow & erratic which causes increased
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