A client is requesting a prescription for tadalafil (Cialis). What priority assessment question should the nurse ask this client?
1. "Do you have any sexually transmitted diseases?"
2. "Do you take nitroglycerin?"
3. "Have you received a diagnosis of diabetes?"
4. "Do you take medication for high blood pressure?"
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Having a sexually transmitted disease is not a contraindication to taking tadalafil (Cialis).
Rationale 2: Combining tadalafil (Cialis) with nitroglycerin can lead to serious hypotension.
Rationale 3: Having diabetes mellitus is not a contraindication to taking tadalafil (Cialis).
Rationale 4: Taking blood pressure medication is not a contraindication to the use of tadalafil (Cialis).
Global Rationale: Combining tadalafil (Cialis) with nitroglycerin can lead to serious hypotension. Having a sexually transmitted disease, having DM, and taking blood pressure medication are not contraindications to taking tadalafil (Cialis).
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