Scopolamine Can Be Used to Prevent the Nausea and Vomiting

question 34

Multiple Choice

Scopolamine can be used to prevent the nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness. The patient is taught to:

• A) Apply the transdermal disk at least 4 hours before the antiemetic effect is desired.
• B) Swallow the tablet 1 hour before traveling where motion sickness is possible.
• C) Place the tablet under the tongue and allow it to dissolve.
• D) Change the transdermal disk daily for maximal effect.

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Definitions:

Centromere

The region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach, via the kinetochore, during cell division.

Mitotic Spindle

A structure composed of microtubules, which segregates chromosomes into the daughter cells during mitosis.

Telomere

Region of noncoding DNA at the end of a chromosome; provides a buffer against loss of coding sequences.

Duplicated Chromosome

A chromosome that has undergone replication resulting in two identical copies joined together, important for cell division.