A nurse is assessing a female patient who is taking diphenoxylate HCl with atropine sulfate. Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect that she is experiencing an allergic reaction?
A) Numbness of extremities
B) Headache and lethargy
C) Toxic megacolon
D) Urticaria
D
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