Parenteral Solutions Can Contain as Many as Five Different Items

question 39

True/False

Parenteral solutions can contain as many as five different items when they are initially compounded.

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Definitions:

Gavage Feedings

The process of feeding a person through a tube inserted into the stomach or intestine, often used when someone cannot eat by mouth.

Hemorrhage

Excessive bleeding or the escape of blood from vessels into surrounding tissues, either internally or externally.

Platelets

Small blood cells that play a key role in clotting and stopping bleeding by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel injuries.