An older adult patient is prescribed systemic antifungal therapy for 1 month. Which precautions are important to teach this patient? (select all that apply)
a. "Avoid drinking coffee or any other beverages or food that contain caffeine."
b. "Check your pulse daily and report any new irregularities to your prescriber."
c. "Examine all bowel movements and any vomit for the presence of pus and report it to your prescriber."
d. "Look at the whites of your eyes daily and if a yellow color appears, report it to your prescriber."
e. "If your daily urine output drops below a liter less than your daily fluid intake, notify your prescriber immediately."
f. "If you should develop abdominal bloating and diarrhea, go to the nearest emergency department as soon as possible."
ANS: B, D, E
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