What Is a Disadvantage of Administering Medication Via the Subcutaneous

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is a disadvantage of administering medication via the subcutaneous or intramuscular route?

• A)This route allows medications to avoid digestive enzymes.
• B)This route allows medications to avoid the first-pass effect in the liver.
• C)This route allows only small volumes to be administered.
• D)This route can be used in clients who are unable to take medications orally.

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Definitions:

Antiaromatic

Compounds that have conjugated pi electrons in a cyclic ring, destabilized by not following Huckel's rule for aromatic stability.

Nonaromatic

Refers to compounds that do not fulfill the requirements for aromaticity, lacking a cyclic, planar structure with delocalized pi electrons.

Indole

A heterocyclic compound containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring, notable for its presence in many biologically active molecules.

M-iodobenzoic Acid

An iodinated benzoic acid derivative, specifically with the iodine atom in the meta position relative to the carboxyl group, used in organic synthesis.