A patient with an abdominal infection has been prescribed oral clarithromycin (Cleocin). The nurse, who is providing patient education about the drug, should teach the patient to report
a. headache.
b. vomiting.
c. muscle tenderness.
d. diarrhea.
D
Clarithromycin can promote severe antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis. The patient should report diarrhea, because it may become life-threatening.
Headaches, vomiting, and muscle tenderness are not associated adverse effects of clarithromycin.
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