The hospice nurse is administering dolasetron mesylate (Anzemet) to a client who is in hospice care. Which of the following is a symptom that this medication is designed to control?
A) Pain
B) Nausea
C) Diarrhea
D) Constipation
B
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Dolasetron mesylate (Anzemet) is a medication used to control nausea. An example of a medication to control pain is morphine; for diarrhea, it is loperamide HCl (Imodium, Kaopectate), and for constipation, it is calcium polycarbophil (Fiberall, FiberCon, Konsyl Fiber).
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