Special care must be exercised with the use of ____ in a patient being treated for severe pain. It may reverse an untoward adverse effect such as respiratory depression while causing the return of severe pain.

A. pentazocine
B. meperidine
C. butorphanol
D. naloxone

Answer: D

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Whenever power-driven cutting instruments are in use, the scrub should ________

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