Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In patients taking iron, black stools should alert the health care provider that there is likely a GI bleed.
2. Patients who are taking herbal remedies or dietary supplements do not need to list them on
medication histories since they have no interactions with medications.
3. Fat-soluble vitamins are more likely to cause acute toxicity with excessive doses.
4. With regard to poisoning, no treatment at all is more dangerous than the wrong treatment.
1. False
Black stools are to be expected with supplemental iron use.
2. False
Many medications are made from the same or similar natural sources as
herbal remedies. They also may potentiate or antagonize the effects of medications
and have the potential to produce serious side effects and/or interactions. All herbal
remedies the patient is taking must be recorded as part of their medication history.
3. True
4. False
The wrong treatment may be far more dangerous than none at all.
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