A client presents to the health clinic with a complaint of diarrhea after traveling to Mexico and drinking the water. He states that he has taken over-the-counter Imodium for the past 3 days without relief. How should the nurse respond?
a. Imodium is contraindicated when diarrhea is caused by an infection.
b. Keep taking the Imodium; your condition will improve slowly.
c. Double the dose until you see improvement.
d. Switch to Lomotil with Imodium.
a. Imodium is contraindicated when diarrhea is caused by an infection.
FEEDBACK:
a. Imodium is contraindicated when the diarrhea is caused by an infection.
b. The client should not be taking Imodium indefinitely. .
c. The client should not increase the dose. .
d. Taking Lomotil with Imodium will not help if the diarrhea is caused by an infection. .
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