In obtaining a medication history from a client who reports taking all the following medications, the nurse would know that the medication considered hepatotoxic is
a. acetaminophen.
b. digoxin.
c. ferrous sulfate.
d. insulin.
A
The nurse should ask specifically about medications the client currently is taking or has taken previously, including over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Many drugs and chemicals are potentially hepatotoxic, such as alcohol, gold compounds, mercury, phosphorus, anabolic steroids, acetami-nophen, isoniazid, halothane, sulfonamide, arsenic, thiazide diuretics, zidovudine (azidothymi-dine or AZT), and anticancer drugs such as methotrexate.
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