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Which of the following is a potential outcome of administering two drugs in patients?
Which of the following is a potential outcome of administering two drugs in patients?
- Both drugs will always counteract each other
- Potentiation will always occur
- The outcome is unpredictable and varies among patients (correct)
- The outcome is predictable and always the same
What precautions should be taken when using vasoconstrictors with a patient taking a tricyclic antidepressant?
What precautions should be taken when using vasoconstrictors with a patient taking a tricyclic antidepressant?
- No precautions are necessary
- Administer the vasoconstrictor directly into a blood vessel
- Use an aspirating syringe (correct)
- Increase the dosage of the vasoconstrictor
Why should practitioners use an aspirating syringe when administering local anesthetic to patients?
Why should practitioners use an aspirating syringe when administering local anesthetic to patients?
- To increase the likelihood of the anesthetic being administered directly into a blood vessel
- To decrease the potency of the local anesthetic
- To reduce the likelihood of the anesthetic being administered directly into a blood vessel (correct)
- To increase the potency of the local anesthetic
Which of the following is a potential effect of adrenaline on blood pressure in patients taking a tricyclic antidepressant?
Which of the following is a potential effect of adrenaline on blood pressure in patients taking a tricyclic antidepressant?
What is the purpose of using an aspirating syringe when administering local anesthetic to patients?
What is the purpose of using an aspirating syringe when administering local anesthetic to patients?
Which of the following is a potential effect of using vasoconstrictors in patients taking tricyclic antidepressants?
Which of the following is a potential effect of using vasoconstrictors in patients taking tricyclic antidepressants?
What is the recommended precaution for practitioners when using vasoconstrictors with a patient taking a tricyclic antidepressant?
What is the recommended precaution for practitioners when using vasoconstrictors with a patient taking a tricyclic antidepressant?
What is the purpose of using an aspirating syringe when administering local anesthetic to patients?
What is the purpose of using an aspirating syringe when administering local anesthetic to patients?
Which of the following is a potential outcome of administering two drugs to patients?
Which of the following is a potential outcome of administering two drugs to patients?
