How does the FDA define a medication error?

A. The pharmacy dispensing the wrong amount of medication
B. Prescribing the wrong medication to patient
C. Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer
D. Administering the wrong medication to a patient

C.Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer

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The blood gas factor results from the:

a. Slow rate of oxygen diffusion in fluids. b. Slow rate of carbon dioxide diffusion in blood. c. Amount of carbon dioxide necessary to change the pH by 0.01. d. Quantity of electrons that need to be added to the silver anode to reduce oxy-gen.

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The only vein that carries oxygenated blood is the:

A. lateral marginal vein. B. pulmonary vein. C. inferior vena cava. D. great cardiac vein.

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