What symptoms will the nurse instruct the patient taking octreotide (Sandostatin) to report to the health care provider?
A) Abdominal pain
B) Alteration in consciousness
C) Changes in vision
D) Muscle cramps
A
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Octreotide and lanreotide have commonly been associated with the development of acute cholecystitis, cholestatic jaundice, biliary tract obstruction, and pancreatitis, which would present with abdominal pain, so patients should be taught to report this symptom. The drug is not associated with alteration in consciousness, changes in vision, or muscle cramps.
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