A Client Asks a Nurse How Medications Are Distributed Within

question 21

Multiple Choice

A client asks a nurse how medications are distributed within the body. What among the below would be the nurse's response?

• A) "The blood-brain barrier inhibits rapid crossing of all medications."
• B) "Body organs with high levels of blood flow are more difficult organs to which to deliver drugs."
• C) "Medications that are lipid-soluble are more completely distributed."
• D) "Drug-protein complexes must form prior to crossing capillary membranes."

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