A Patient Who Takes Phenytoin Reports Regular Alcohol Consumption

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient who takes phenytoin reports regular alcohol consumption. The nurse might expect a serum phenytoin level in this patient to be in which range?

• A) 5 to 10 mcg/mL
• B) 10 to 20 mcg/mL
• C) 20 to 30 mcg/mL
• D) 30 to 50 mcg/mL

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a specified level of confidence.

Level Of Confidence

The probability that the value of a parameter falls within a specified range of values, often related to confidence intervals in statistics.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values around the mean.