The patient has been started on a treatment regimen that includes chlorpromazine. As part of the teaching plan for the patient, the health care provider instructs him that an expected side effect of the drug is:
a. Pink or reddish-brown discoloration of the urine
b. Syncopal episodes
c. Tachycardia
d. Hyperventilation
ANS: A
Chlorpromazine may color the patient's urine pink or reddish brown.
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