The nurse is assessing the patient's medication history and learns the patient received a prescription for voriconazole from one provider and a prescription for an ergot alkaloid from another provider
The nurse realizes this patient is at risk for, and needs to be assessed for, what condition? A) Liver toxicity
B) Central nervous system (CNS) depression
C) Ergotism
D) Renal toxicity
C
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This patient is at risk for ergotism and would require an electrocardiographic or rhythm strip to assess the QT interval because ergotism manifests with prolonged QT intervals. The drug combination does not contribute to hepatic or renal toxicity or depression of the central nervous system.
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