Because venlafaxine (Effexor) increases norepinephrine, the nurse assesses for what symptom in the client, especially when the client is on the higher doses of this medication?
1. Sedation
2. Hypothermia
3. Bradycardia
4. Elevated blood pressure
4
Rationale: The impact of norepinephrine on the sympathetic nervous system increases the risk of hypertension. Bradycardia, hypothermia, and sedation would not occur when the sympathetic nervous system is activated.
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a. acoustic neuroma b. Ménière's disease c. otitis media d. otosclerosis
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