The nurse is reviewing a client's prescription for sumatriptan succinate (Imitrex). Which condition in this client's medical history does the nurse report to the health care provider?
a. Bronchial asthma
b. Gonorrhea
c. Prinzmetal's angina
d. Chronic kidney disease
C
Sumatriptan succinate effectively reduces pain and other associated symptoms of migraine by binding to serotonin receptors and triggering cranial vasoconstriction. Vasoconstrictive effects are not confined to the cranium and can cause coronary vasospasm in clients with Prinzmetal's angina. The other conditions would not affect the client's treatment.
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