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A group of nursing students asks a nurse to explain the blood-brain barrier. The nurse would be correct to say that the blood-brain barrier:
 
  a. prevents some potentially toxic substances from crossing into the central nervous system.
  b. causes infants to be less sensitive to CNS drugs and thus require larger doses.
  c. allows only ionized or protein-bound drugs to cross into the central nervous system.
  d. prevents lipid-soluble drugs from entering the central nervous system.
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ANS: A
The blood-brain barrier can prevent some drugs and some toxic substances from entering the CNS. The blood-brain barrier in infants is not fully developed, so infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs and often require lower doses. The blood-brain barrier prevents highly ionized and protein-bound drugs from crossing into the CNS and allows lipid-soluble drugs and those that can cross via specific transport systems to enter.
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