A client with clinical AIDS is treated with a protease inhibitor. The highest priority nursing intervention based on this medication is to monitor for incidence of:
a. hepatic steatosis.
b. hyperglycemia.
c. urinary retention.
d. coma.
ANS: B
An adverse reaction with the protease inhibitors is hyperglycemia and the development of diabetes mellitus.
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