An Older Adult Client Has a History of Heart Disease

question 54

Multiple Choice

An older adult client has a history of heart disease and dementia and takes several medications. His wife states that sometimes he forgets to take his medications, or he takes multiple doses of his medications, due to his dementia. An accidental overdose of which medication could result in metabolic acidosis?

• A)Losartan (an angiotensin II receptor blocker to reduce hypertension)
• B)Simvastatin (a statin to reduce blood cholesterol levels)
• C)Rivastigmine (a cholinesterase inhibitor to reduce symptoms of dementia)
• D)Aspirin (a salicylate to decrease risk of heart attack)

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