A patient has been prescribed rasagiline, which is the newest irreversible MAO inhibitor used as an adjunct with levodopa (L-dopa)
When educating this patient on this medication, which herbal supplement has the potential to produce hyperpyrexia and death with rasagiline?
A) Feverfew
B) Dextromethorphan
C) Garlic
D) St. John's Wort
D
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An analysis of the research literature essentially involves a search for themes and patterns in the findings
A) True B) False
A client asks the nurse to repeat the physician's explanation of the purpose for an upcoming stool guaiac test. The nurse would respond that the test is used to detect which of the following in the stool?
1. gross blood 2. ova and parasites 3. abnormal amounts of bilirubin 4. hidden blood
A client is ordered to receive tetracycline. The client reports that she is using oral contraceptives
The nurse's recommendations are based on the fact that when tetracycline is taken with an oral contraceptive, the desired action of the oral contraceptive is: a. increased. b. decreased. c. affected in an unpredictable way. d. nullified.
Which client is most likely to receive opioids for extended periods of time?
a) A client with fibromyalgia b) A client with phantom limb pain in the leg c) A client with progressive pancreatic cancer d) A client with trigeminal neuralgia