A Group of Nursing Students Asks a Nurse to Explain

question 8

Multiple Choice

A group of nursing students asks a nurse to explain the blood-brain barrier. The nurse would be correct to say that the blood-brain barrier:

• A) prevents some potentially toxic substances from crossing into the central nervous system.
• B) causes infants to be less sensitive to CNS drugs and thus require larger doses.
• C) allows only ionized or protein-bound drugs to cross into the central nervous system.
• D) prevents lipid-soluble drugs from entering the central nervous system.

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