As a Nurse, Which of the Following Would You Recognize

question 14

Multiple Choice

As a nurse, which of the following would you recognize as accurately describing the phenomenon of first-pass metabolism?

• A) Sublingual medications pass first through the mucosal lining of the mouth.
• B) Intradermal medications are absorbed first by the skin and then by underlying tissue.
• C) Oral medications are metabolized by the liver before entering the bloodstream.
• D) Intramuscular injections pass through the subcutaneous layer of skin into muscle.

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