A Patient with Pneumonia Has an IV Started to Administer

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient with pneumonia has an IV started to administer antibiotics.After 24 hours the patient develops a hematoma at the IV site.Which of the following is the most likely cause of this complication?

• A) Infiltration of the IV
• B) Thrombus in the vessel
• C) Inflammation of the surrounding tissue
• D) Inflammation of the vein

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Definitions:

Achiral

A term describing an object or molecule that is superposable on its mirror image; not chiral.

L-Aspartic Acid

A naturally occurring amino acid found in proteins and important for the biosynthesis of other amino acids and in the citric acid cycle.

Peptide Bonds

The chemical bonds formed between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another, linking them together in a protein or peptide chain.

Amide Linkages

Chemical bonds formed by the reaction between the carbonyl group of an acid and the amino group of an amine, characteristic of polymers like nylon and proteins.