A Patient Who Has Been Receiving Intravenous Gentamicin for Several

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient who has been receiving intravenous gentamicin for several days reports having had a headache for 2 days. The nurse will request an order to:

• A) discontinue the gentamicin.
• B) obtain a gentamicin trough before the next dose is given.
• C) give an analgesic to control headache discomfort.
• D) obtain renal function tests to evaluate for potential nephrotoxicity.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of how sensitive the quantity demanded of a good is to a change in its price.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded, typically downward sloping.

Supply Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that suppliers are willing to sell at each price level.

Elastic

Describes a situation in which the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service changes significantly in response to a change in price.