The Client Is Prescribed Valproic Acid (Depakene)for Treatment of Seizures

question 7

Multiple Choice

The client is prescribed valproic acid (Depakene) for treatment of seizures.The client has also been taking a daily 81 mg aspirin tablet prophylactically for a cardiac condition.Because of the use of these two drugs,the nurse closely observes the client for which occurrence?

• A)Increase in seizure activity
• B)Migraine headaches and generalized irritability
• C)Bleeding from the gums and bruising of the skin
• D)Stevens-Johnson syndrome

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