A Japanese patient, hospitalized for arteriosclerotic heart disease and hypertension, is allowed to have a regular diet with cultural provisions of Asian food. The patient has orders for a diuretic, antibiotic, bronchodilator, and vasodilator
The medication that would be hampered by an Asian diet would be a(n): 1. bronchodilator.
2. vasodilator.
3. diuretic.
4. antibiotic.
3
The Japanese diet is rich in sodium, which may interfere with the efficacy of a diuretic.
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