A nurse needs to start methenamine for a client. The nurse checks the client's medical record for an allergy to which of the following?
A) Sulfa
B) Tartrazine
C) Shellfish
D) Penicillin
Ans: B
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Clients who are allergic to tartrazine, a food dye, should not receive methenamine.
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