Epinephrine is being considered in the treatment of an adult hospital patient. In anticipation, the nurse has reviewed the patient's current medication regimen
The presence of a drug from which of the following drug categories would contraindicate the safe use of epinephrine? A) Potassium-wasting diuretics
B) Sulfonamide antibiotics
C) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
D) Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
D
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It is essential not to give MAO inhibitors with adrenergic drugs because the combination may cause death. Use of adrenergics with diuretics, SSRIs, or sulfa antibiotics is not necessarily contraindicated.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).