A Client with Renal Insufficiency Requires a Loading Dose of a Drug

question 21

Multiple Choice

A client with renal insufficiency requires a loading dose of a drug to achieve an immediate effect.The nurse anticipates that the size of the dose will be

• A) a small fraction of the dose that would be given to a client without renal disease.
• B) approximately half of the dose that would be given to a client without renal disease.
• C) almost the same as the dose that would be given to a client without renal disease.
• D) greater than the dose that would be given to a client without renal disease.

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