The nurse notes that the client is rapidly developing a decreased response to a medication. This decreased response is known as:
a. pharmacogenetics.
b. tachyphylaxis.
c. drug accumulation.
d. drug toxicity.
ANS: B
Tachyphylaxis refers to a rapid decrease in response to the drug.
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