Directions: Interpret the Following Medication Order: Motrin 400 Mg PO

question 27

Essay

Directions: Interpret the following medication order: Motrin 400 mg PO q6h prn for back pain

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Definitions:

Anticodon AAA

Refers to a three-nucleotide sequence on tRNA that is complementary to a specific mRNA codon, in this case, the AAA codon.

Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in messenger RNA (mRNA) that specifies the addition of a specific amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

AUG

The codon for methionine in messenger RNA (mRNA), serving as the initiation signal for translation in protein synthesis.

UAA

A stop codon in the genetic code that signals the end of a protein-coding sequence in mRNA transcription.