A nurse is caring for a client with nocturnal enuresis. A physician has prescribed desmopressin acetate to the client. The nurse would assess the client for which of the following as a possible adverse reaction?
A) Nasal congestion
B) Breast tenderness
C) Fluid retention
D) Gynecomastia
Ans: A
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The nurse should monitor for nasal congestion, abdominal cramps, headache, and nausea in the client as the adverse reactions to desmopressin acetate. When the client is administered gonadotropin, the nurse needs to monitor for fluid retention and gynecomastia as the adverse reactions to the drug. When choriogonadotropin alfa is administered to the client, the nurse should monitor for breast tenderness, ovarian overstimulation, and vasomotor flushes as the adverse reactions to the drug.
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