What Is Unique About Calculating Doses for Drugs Such as Chemotherapeutics

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is unique about calculating doses for drugs such as chemotherapeutics?

• A)They are extremely large doses
• B)They are often calculated by patient surface area and not mass
• C)They are not calculated, but are instead standard doses
• D)The therapeutic dose is always much less than the toxic dose

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Definitions:

Psychosomatic Disorders

Psychosomatic disorders are conditions in which psychological factors significantly affect physical health, often through the connection between the mind and the body.

Symptoms

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Causes

Factors or conditions that bring about an effect or a change.

Abnormal Behavior

Patterns of emotion, thought, and action deemed pathological for being statistically unusual, violating norms, or causing distress and functional impairment.