Which of the Following Statements Is True About Age and Pain

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about age and pain?

• A) Use of drugs that depend heavily on the renal system for excretion may require dosage adjustments in very young children.
• B) Among the NSAIDs, indomethacin is the preferred drug because of lower adverse effects profiles than other NSAIDs.
• C) Older adults who have dementia probably do not experience much pain due to loss of pain receptors in the brain.
• D) Acetaminophen is especially useful in both children and adults because it has no effect on platelets and has fewer adverse effects than NSAIDs.

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