A nurse teaching a client about a tyramine-restricted diet would approve a meal consisting of
a. mashed potatoes, ground beef patty, corn, green beans, and apple pie.
b. avocado salad, ham, creamed potatoes, asparagus, and chocolate cake.
c. noodles with cheddar cheese sauce, smoked sausage, lettuce salad, and yeast rolls.
d. macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, banana bread, and caffeinated coffee.
A
This meal contains little tyramine. Vegetables and fruits contain little or no tyramine, and fresh
ground beef and apple pie should be safe. The other meals contain various amounts of tyramine-rich
foods or foods that contain vasopressors: avocados, ripe bananas (banana bread), sausages/hot dogs,
smoked meat (ham), cheddar cheese, yeast, caffeine drinks, and chocolate.
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