You are to administer 15 mg of Demerol™ to your patient for pain.  Demerol comes 50 mg/ml.  How many milliliters will be administered?

The medication                                                          would be the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of the pain associated with external cardiac pacing.

Which of the following best represents the mechanism of action of lorazepam?

You have a 66 y/o female who is severely bradycardic and must receive transcutaneous pacing with your EKG monitor.  Assuming the patient’s blood pressure is adequate, which of the following medications would be your best option to relieve the pain associated with this procedure?

Which of the following is the most common packaging option for morphine sulfate?

You are to administer 5 mg/kg of a medication to your patient who weighs 210 lbs.  The medication comes 500 mg in 10 ml.  How many milliliters would you administer to achieve this dose?

You are considering administering a drug to a geriatric patient.  What patient information would you like to know before making any dosage adjustments, if necessary?

In a patient with cirrhosis of the liver, usually                        medication is required to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.

The opioid brain receptor that stimulates euphoria, respiratory depression and a physical  dependence on morphine is called                        receptors.

Which of the following substances is considered hypertonic?