Multiple Choice
As a nurse, which of the following would you recognize as accurately describing the phenomenon of first-pass metabolism?
A) Sublingual medications pass first through the mucosal lining of the mouth.
B) Intradermal medications are absorbed first by the skin and then by underlying tissue.
C) Oral medications are metabolized by the liver before entering the bloodstream.
D) Intramuscular injections pass through the subcutaneous layer of skin into muscle.
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