The nurse is providing health teaching to a 62-year-old female patient who has been started on norfloxacin (Noroxin). This patient should be taught to contact her physician if she experiences what adverse effect?
A) Polydipsia
B) Tachycardia
C) Confusion
D) Hypertension
C
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Urinary tract anti-infectives infrequently cause pruritus, urticaria, headache, dizziness, nervousness, and confusion. Norfloxacin is not known to cause polydipsia, tachycardia, or hypertension.
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