NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Medical Knowledge

You are about to administer a drug and you need the therapeutic level immediately. What type of dose will you administer?
  1. Maintenance dose
  2. Reduced dose
  3. Loading dose
  4. Comp dose
Explanation
Answer - C - The fastest way to reach therapeutic levels of a drug is to administer a loading dose. A loading dose is administered to raise the blood levels of a drug quickly to therapeutic level. A maintenance dose is administered to keep the blood levels in the therapeutic range.
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