Nate F. is a 56-year-old man who is visiting the dental clinic for treatment of an abscessed tooth. He was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1996, which he contracted from his intravenous heroin addiction. He has been through a detoxification process and is currently taking Rebetron (an antiviral drug) to slow the damage to his liver. He is in severe pain and needs pain medication, as well as a local anesthetic for the endodontic therapy.1) The clinic dentist has prescribed 800 mg of aspirin for his pain. Which of the following dose alterations should be made?, A different medication should be prescribed., The dose should be decreased., No change in dose is indicated., The dose should be increased., The clinic dentist administered a larger-than-usual dose of local anesthesia because of Nate’s extreme pain. The dentist was correct in not prescribing an opioid because of the patient’s history of substance abuse., Both statements are incorrect and related., The first statement is false, and the second statement is true; the statements are related., The first statement is true, and the second statement is false; the statements are related., Both statements are correct and related., In addition to the kidney, other pathways that will allow the aspirin and Rebetron to be excreted include all except:, Sweat, Gastrointestinal tract, Tears, Lungs, Biliary excretion through the feces, Nate’s local anesthetic is administered by which route?, Parenteral, Biliary, Subcutaneous, Enteral, Nate takes his Rebetron by mouth. Advantages of this method of drug administration include all except:, Slower onset of drug action, Convenient for patient, Simple to administer, Large area of absorption in the intestine, Blood levels are less predictable than parenteral administration

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