If the effects of two or more drugs counteract each other, the drugs are said to be: Question 4 options:

antagonistic.

potentiating.

toxic.

synergistic.

The affordable care act has expanded mental health and substance abuse benefits to 62 million people and is an addition to the mental health parity act of 2008. the changes and additions require mental health coverage in small group and individual plans where people were not previously covered. what is the biggest benefit of these changes? what major challenges are still associated with mental health coverage? explain your reasoning.

A92-year-old man with a 45-year history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is intubated in the icu because of a bout of viral pneumonia that fails to improve after 72 hours of antibiotics. although the inspired fraction of oxygen is 100%, the patient's po2 remains at 57 mmhg. positive-end expiratory pressure (peep) is added to allow the inspired fraction of oxygen. twelve hours after the introduction of peep the patient suddenly become hypotensive. at the same time, his oxygen saturation drops from 92% to 61%. on physical examination, his bp is 80/50 mmhg and his pulse is 124/min. he has distended neck veins and distant heart sounds. which of the following would also most likely be seen on this patient's physical examination? - absence of breath sounds in the right hemithorax- high amplitude carotid artery upstroke- a pleural friction rub- pulsus alternans- splenomegaly

The patient had a wire localization performed by radiology and was taken to the operating room. under local anesthesia of the left breast was prepped and draped in a sterile manner. a breast line incision was made through the entry point of the wire, and a core of tissue surrounding the wire approximately 1x2cm was removed