The patient is taking phenazopyridine. When assessing the urine, what will the nurse expect?
a. Red color
b. Orange color
c. Dark amber color
d. Intense yellow color
ANS: B
Some drugs change the color of urine (e.g., phenazopyridine—orange, riboflavin—intense yellow). Eating beets, rhubarb, and blackberries causes red urine. Dark amber urine is the result of high concentrations of bilirubin in patients with liver disease.
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