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jwb375

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The nurse administers erythromycin, a drug that is known to irritate mucosa in the stomach lining. When the patient reports abdominal discomfort after taking the medication, the nurse would classify this discomfort as what type of adverse effect?
 
  A) Primary action
  B) Secondary action
  C) Hypersensitivity reaction
  D) Allergic reaction

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a 26-year-old patient diagnosed with roundworms who is prescribed pyrantel. What adverse effect would the nurse teach the patient about?
 
  A) Vomiting
  B) Itching
  C) Diarrhea
  D) Constipation


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pratush dev

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Secondary actions are those actions that occur as a result of taking a medication but do not fall under the category of therapeutic action and are often negative. This patient is experiencing a secondary action of erythromycin. Primary actions would be extensions of therapeutic action. Hypersensitivity reaction would be an excessive response to either the primary or secondary effects of a drug. An allergic reaction would be an immune response to the drug.

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Mebendazole and pyrantel, which are not absorbed systemically, may cause abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, or pain, but have very few other effects and are well-tolerated. Therefore options A, B, and D are incorrect.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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