A nurse cares for patients taking various medications, including buspirone (BuSpar), haloperidol (Haldol), carbamazepine (Tegretol), trazodone (Desyrel), and phenelzine (Nardil). The nurse will order a special diet for the patient who takes:
a. buspirone.
b. haloperidol.
c. carbamazepine.
d. trazodone.
e. phenelzine.
E
Patients taking phenelzine, an MAO inhibitor, must be on a low tyramine diet to prevent hypertensive crisis.
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