The nurse is speaking to a group at the senior citizen's center about Parkinson's disease and explains the importance of avoiding what when taking an anticholinergic medication?
A) Strenuous exercise in high environmental temperatures
B) Fluids high in potassium
C) Foods high in vitamin K
D) Anything containing red dye
A
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Anticholinergic drugs decrease sweating. As a result, the body is not as effective at reducing internal temperature as this could result in fever and heatstroke. Elderly people taking anticholinergic drugs do not need to avoid fluids high in potassium, foods high in vitamin K, or anything containing red dye.
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