The nurse is discussing ethnic differences in response to medication with your nursing students
What group of people would the nurse tell the students may have a decreased sensitivity to pain-relieving effects of anti-inflammatory drugs and should be educated concerning signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding from use of these drugs? A) African Americans
B) White Americans
C) Hispanics
D) Asians
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African Americans have a documented decreased sensitivity to pain-relieving effects of many anti-inflammatory drugs. They also have an increased risk of developing GI adverse effects to these drugs. In general, White Americans, Hispanics, and Asians are at lower risk for these problems.
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