The nurse is caring for a 35-year-old woman who has built up alcohol tolerance. Which of the following is a nursing consideration appropriate for this client?
A) Many painkillers will have a more potent effect on the client.
B) The client will become intoxicated slower than male counterparts.
C) The use of the antacid Zantac slows the absorption of alcohol.
D) The use of aspirin enhances the absorption of alcohol.
D
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Medications, such as aspirin, cimetidine (Tagamet), and ranitidine (Zantac), enhance absorption of alcohol. A person who has built up alcohol tolerance is likely to be cross-tolerant to other CNS depressants, such as benzodiazepines, which are commonly used to treat mental illnesses. Analgesics, such as morphine, given for pain will also have less potent effects for such an individual. Women become intoxicated faster than men because their GI absorption rate is faster, their body fluid composition is different, the ratio of muscle to fat is different, and they are usually smaller.
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