You have administered a medication to a patient, resulting in a decreased speed of cardiac impulse conduction. This drug is most accurately described as having a ________ effect

A) negative dromotropic
B) negative chronotropic
C) positive dromotropic
D) positive chronotropic

Answer: A) negative dromotropic

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Calculate the amount you will prepare for each dose. A physician orders 500,000 units penicillin to be administered intramuscularly.  If a single vial contains 1,000,000 units/mL penicillin, how many milliliters should be given?

What will be an ideal response?

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