A nurse is providing health teaching for clients taking antihypertensives. The highest priority teaching point regarding discontinuation of the drug is that abrupt discontinuation of the drug may result in:
a. drowsiness.
b. nasal stuffiness.
c. rebound hypotension.
d. rebound hypertension.
ANS: D
When antihypertensives are abruptly discontinued, the body increases the blood pressure in response.
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