Your patient is receiving intravenous furosemide and complains of a ringing in her ears. What steps could you take to help alleviate this side effect without changing the medication itself?
a. Speed up the rate of infusion
b. Slow the rate of infusion
c. Deliver the medication as an intravenous bolus
d. Both A and C
ANS: B
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