A client is admitted to the emergency department in a hypertensive crisis. The client's spouse said the client ate food containing tyramine. The nurse immediately rules out which types of drugs as the cause of the client's hypertensive crisis?
1. Tetracycline
2. Warfarin (Coumadin)
3. Calcium channel blockers
4. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Foods with tyramine are not restricted in Tetracycline.
Rationale 2: Foods with tyramine are not restricted with warfarin (Coumadin).
Rationale 3: Foods with tyramine are not restricted with calcium channel blockers.
Rationale 4: Foods with tyramine can cause hypertensive crisis when taken with MAOIs.
Global Rationale: Foods with tyramine can cause hypertensive crisis when taken with MAOIs. Foods with tyramine are not restricted in Tetracycline, warfarin (Coumadin), or calcium channel blockers.
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