A patient is seen regularly for hypertension. When he comes today for his regular appointment, he asks for a decongestant, because he has a bad head cold. What would the nurse expect the physician to do?
a. Order a decongestant.
b. Order an antibiotic because of the possibility of infection.
c. He would not order a decongestant because that medication might increase the patient's hypertension.
d. Order an expectorant and hydrate the patient.
ANS: C
Decongestants should be used with caution in stable hypertensive patients.
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