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The clinic nurse provides teaching for a patient prescribed pyrimethamine (Daraprim) to prevent malaria and instructs on the need to notify the prescriber immediately if what signs and symptoms occur?
 
  A) Diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and anemia
  B) Irritation, rash, or inflammation
  C) Headache, nausea, or constipation
  D) Anorexia, nausea, or vomiting

Question 2

The nurse assesses the patient receiving phentolamine (Regitine) and suspects what finding is an adverse effect of the medication?
 
  A) Hypertension
  B) Wheezing
  C) Tachycardia
  D) Depressed respirations


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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If signs of folate deficiency develop, pyrimethamine will need to be discontinued so the prescriber needs to be notified immediately. Folate deficiency presents with diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and anemia. The other signs and symptoms would need to be reported if significant and/or long-lasting.

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Patients receiving phentolamine often experience extensions of the therapeutic effects, including hypotension, orthostatic hypotension, angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, flushing, tachycardia, and arrhythmiaall of which are related to vasodilation and decreased blood pressure. Headache, weakness, and dizziness often occur in response to hypotension. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. Hypertension, wheezing, and depressed respiration would not be associated with phentolamine.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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