A Patient Is Started on a Low Dose of a Drug

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient is started on a low dose of a drug for safety but is never advanced to a therapeutic dose while another drug is added.Which of the following does this describe?

• A)Preferences of care.
• B)Risk-benefit ratio of drug.
• C)Narrow therapeutic index of drug.
• D)Clinical inertia.

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