A woman has been prescribed a daily iron supplement by her health care provider. She recently became constipated, most likely related to the iron supplement. Which of the following best describes this response?
a. Therapeutic effect
b. Adverse reaction
c. Side effect
d. Toxicity
C
A side effect is a predictable and often unavoidable secondary effect produced at a usual therapeutic dose. Each medication has a therapeutic effect, the intended or desired physiological response of a medication. Undesired, unintended, and often unpredictable responses to medication are referred to as adverse effects. Toxic effects are capable of causing injury or death. They often develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion.
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A patient who has been taking a diuretic for the past 2 weeks now experiences all of the following changes. Which change indicates to the nurse that the diuretic is effective?
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1. "We need to check to see if this is the correct treatment." 2. "We need to re-examine the knee after a few days of treatment." 3. "Corticosteroids should only be taken for 1 to 3 weeks." 4. "You may be able to change to an NSAID at that visit." 5. "You may need a 3-month prescription for a stronger corticosteroid at that time."