To Help Ensure the Correct Medication Is Given to the Correct

question 7

Multiple Choice

To help ensure the correct medication is given to the correct patient at the correct time,the FDA plans in the future to use __________.

• A)a bar-coded identification system
• B)a smaller patient to hospital staff ratio
• C)a card similar to a credit card used to track medical history
• D)a joint computer system between hospitals and pharmacies

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Definitions:

Lagging Strand

The lagging strand refers to one of the two strands of DNA at the replication fork that is synthesized discontinuously in short segments known as Okazaki fragments.

Leading Strand

The leading strand is the strand of DNA which is synthesized continuously during DNA replication, in the direction of the replication fork.

Polynucleotide Strand

A polymer consisting of many nucleotide units, constituting a portion of a nucleic acid molecule.

Nucleotides

The building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.