A doctor writes a prescription for four of his chemotherapy patients. Ernie receives a prescription for sumatriptan, Carrie rece
ives a prescription for hydrocodone, Jana receives a prescription for progesterone hormones, and Joel receives a prescription for zoledronic acid. Which BEST lists the symptoms the prescribed drugs might be treated?
a. Ernie has migraine headaches, Carrie has severe bone pain, Jana has been losing too much weight, and Joel has many symptoms from hypercalcemia.
b. Ernie has severe bone pain, Carrie has been losing too much weight, Jana has migraine headaches, and Joel has many symptoms from hypercalcemia.
c. Ernie has severe bone pain, Carrie has many symptoms from hypercalcemia, Jana has migraine headaches, and Joel has been losing too much weight.
d. Ernie has been losing too much weight, Carrie has severe bone pain, Jana has migraine headaches, and Joel has many symptoms from hypercalcemia.
Increasing extracellular K+ increases the positive charge outside the cell, making the inside of the cell (membrane potential) more negative. This inhibits net diffusion of Na+ into or out of the cell.
