The nurse notes a blood pressure of 160/90 mm Hg in a patient taking a thiazide diuretic. The patient reports taking an herbal medication that a friend recommended. Which herbal product is likely, given this patient's blood pressure?
a. Ginkgo
b. Hawthorne
c. Licorice
d. St. John's wort
ANS: A
Increased blood pressure can result when ginkgo is used in combination with a thiazide diuretic. Hawthorne can potentiate hypotension. Licorice can increase potassium loss, leading to hypokalemia. St. John's wort is not listed as an herbal alert substance with thiazide diuretics.
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