A Patient Has a Deficiency of an Enzyme That Prepares

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient has a deficiency of an enzyme that prepares a specific drug for elimination.For which response or issue should you remain alert?

• A) Toxic blood levels of the drug are more likely to occur.
• B) Higher drug dosages will be needed for the intended action to occur.
• C) The drug will be eliminated more rapidly in the feces rather than in the urine.
• D) Delivery of this drug by the parenteral route is more effective than by the enteral route.

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