Which information will the nurse include when teaching a patient with seizures about estrogen therapy?
a. Phenytoin reduces the effectiveness of estrogen.
b. Estrogen reduces the effectiveness of phenytoin.
c. Phenytoin may inhibit the metabolism of estrogen.
d. Estrogen may inhibit the metabolism of phenytoin.
ANS: D
Estrogens may inhibit the metabolism of phenytoin, resulting in phenytoin toxicity. Phenytoin does not reduce the effectiveness of estrogen. Estrogen does not reduce the effectiveness of phenytoin. Phenytoin does not inhibit the metabolism of estrogen.
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