A client has been prescribed lisinopril (Prinivil), and asks the nurse to explain the common side effects of this drug. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The most common adverse effects are cough, headache, angioedema, and rash."
2. "There are no common adverse effects of this medication."
3. "The most common adverse effects are cough, headache, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, and rash."
4. "The most common adverse effects of this medication are cough, hypertension, hypokalemia, and rash."
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: "The most common adverse effects are cough, headache, angioedema, and rash" is incorrect because the most common adverse effects are cough, headache, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, and rash.
Rationale 2: "There are no common adverse effects of this medication" is incorrect because the most common adverse effects are cough, headache, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, and rash.
Rationale 3: The most common adverse effects are cough, headache, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, and rash.
Rationale 4: "The most common adverse effects of this medication are cough, hypertension, hypokalemia, and rash" is incorrect because the most common adverse effects are cough, headache, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, and rash.
Global Rationale: The most common adverse effects are cough, headache, dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, and rash. The other responses are incorrect.
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