Preoperative Medications Are Ordered to Do Which of the Following

question 20

Multiple Choice

Preoperative medications are ordered to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Reduce pain
• B) Reduce anxiety
• C) Increase respiratory secretions
• D) Decrease level of relaxation

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Definitions:

Pluton

A body of intrusive igneous rock that crystallized from magma cooling below the Earth's surface; can range in size from small to massive.

Terranes

Pieces of the Earth's crust that have distinct geological histories and have been merged onto a continent along a plate boundary.

Accretionary Prism

A wedge-shaped mass of sediment and rock scraped off the top of a downgoing tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.

Displaced Granitic Rocks

Granitic rocks that have been moved from their original position by geological forces, often resulting in altered landscapes.