A patient with malaria is taking primaquine. What would indicate to the nurse caring for this patient that the patient has cinchonism?
A) Diarrhea
B) Abdominal cramping
C) Tan, frothy stool
D) Vertigo
D
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Cinchonism (nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, and vertigo) may occur with high levels of primaquine. Symptoms of cinchonism do not include diarrhea, abdominal cramping, or tan, frothy stool.
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