A home care patient taking levothyroxine (Synthroid) measures the pulse, finds it to be 110 beats per minute, and notifies his health care provider. Which action would be the most appropriate response of the health care provider?
a. Withhold the dose, and notify the prescriber of the drug.
b. Skip the daily dose, and resume the following day.
c. Take the drug every other day for 1 week.
d. Discontinue the drug altogether.
ANS: A
A resting pulse rate over 100 beats per minute may indicate overdose. The drug should be with-held, and the prescribing health care provider should be notified.
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