The nurse is providing care for a patient who is prescribed a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (M A O I). The nurse will teach the patient to avoid foods rich in which substance?
a. Tyramine
b. Thiassine
c. Vitamin K
d. Vitamin D
a. Tyramine
Patients who are prescribed monoamine oxidase inhibitors (M A O Is) will require education to avoid foods high in tyramine. Patients who are prescribed M A O Is do not need to avoid the other substances.
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