A client comes to the emergency department and tells the nurse, "I've been hiccoughing constantly for the past 6 or 7 hours and nothing I do to stop them seems to work
" The nurse would expect the primary health care provider to prescribe which of the following?
A) Prochlorperazine
B) Chlorpromazine
C) Haloperidol
D) Olanzapine
Ans: B
Feedback:
Chlorpromazine may be used to treat uncontrolled hiccoughs. Prochlorperazine may be used as an antiemetic. Haloperidol and olanzapine are not indicated for uncontrolled hiccoughs.
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