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An injection given at a 45 degree angle is an:
Suggested Answer: B
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32 comments · newest first
JA
Janey
10 months ago
I always thought intramuscular was at a steeper angle.
TW
Twanna
11 months ago
Subcutaneous for sure, that's how I learned it!
WI
Wilburn
11 months ago
Wait, are we sure about that? I thought it could be intradermal too.
CA
Catalina
11 months ago
Agreed, 45 degrees is classic for subcutaneous.
JE
Jennie
11 months ago
It's definitely subcutaneous!
AD
Adria
12 months ago
I’m leaning towards subcutaneous too, but I keep mixing up the angles for intramuscular and intravenous.
GL
Glenn
12 months ago
I feel like I've seen a question like this before, and I think intradermal is usually at a smaller angle, like 10-15 degrees.
KA
Kallie
12 months ago
I remember practicing intramuscular injections at a 90-degree angle, so maybe 45 degrees is for something else?
UN
Una
1 year ago
I think an injection at a 45-degree angle is subcutaneous, but I'm not completely sure.
LO
Louisa
1 year ago
I've got this! A 45 degree angle injection is subcutaneous. The needle goes into the layer of fat under the skin at that angle. I'm confident this is the correct answer.
KE
Keneth
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. A 45 degree angle is between the skin and the needle, so that rules out intravenous and intramuscular injections. That leaves intradermal and subcutaneous. I believe subcutaneous is the right answer here.
OD
Odelia
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know the different injection types but I can't quite remember which one is specifically done at a 45 degree angle. I'll have to think this through carefully.
FI
Filiberto
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure this is asking about the angle of an injection, so I think the answer is subcutaneous since that's the injection type given at a 45 degree angle.
JA
Jaleesa
2 years ago
Wait, did they say 45 degrees? Isn't that the angle for an intradermal injection? I'm pretty sure that's the right answer.
MI
Mitsue
2 years ago
This is a trick question, isn't it? I bet the answer is intravenous, just to throw us off!
JU
Justa
2 years ago
C'mon, it's gotta be intramuscular. Isn't that the one where you go in at a 45-degree angle? I thought that was the standard for IM injections.
GE
Gennie
1 year ago
C) intramuscular
FA
Fausto
1 year ago
C) intramuscular
CR
Cristy
1 year ago
B) subcutaneous
BE
Benton
1 year ago
B) subcutaneous
HE
Helene
1 year ago
A) intradermal
ER
Ernestine
2 years ago
A) intradermal
WI
William
2 years ago
I remember learning that A) intradermal injections are given at a 10-15 degree angle, so I think the answer is C) intramuscular.
SO
Sommer
2 years ago
Hmm, I thought intramuscular was the one where you inject at an angle. But maybe I'm mixing that up with something else.
FA
Fairy
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think it might be B) subcutaneous because those are given at a 45 degree angle.
DU
Dustin
2 years ago
I agree with Socorro, because intramuscular injections are given at a 90 degree angle.
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Socorro
2 years ago
I think the answer is C) intramuscular.
KA
Karon
2 years ago
I'm pretty sure it's subcutaneous. That's the one where you inject at an angle, right?
IN
Ines
2 years ago
And intravenous injections are given directly into the vein, so it's definitely not that one.
DU
Dusti
2 years ago
Intramuscular injections are given at a 90 degree angle, so it's not that one either.
AH
Ahmed
2 years ago
Intradermal injections are given at a 10-15 degree angle, so it's not that one.
KE
Kenny
2 years ago
Yes, you're correct! Subcutaneous injections are given at a 45 degree angle.