The Client Is Being Treated with Ketoconazole

question 17

Multiple Choice

The client is being treated with ketoconazole. He tells the nurse that he frequently self-medicates with echinacea. The highest priority instruction that the nurse should give the client is that the combination of the two medications:

• A) should enhance the action of the ketoconazole.
• B) should diminish the action of the ketoconazole.
• C) may result in hepatotoxicity developing.
• D) may result in nephrotoxicity developing.

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