A Client Diagnosed with Obesity Is Started on Lorcasterin (Bleviq)

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with obesity is started on lorcasterin (Bleviq) .The client asks why diet and exercise are important with this medication.Which is the nurse's best response?

• A)There are few drugs that are safe for just weight loss.
• B)Let me ask the prescriber about this.
• C)Medications are more important than diet and exercise.
• D)Focus should be on managing depression associated with obesity.

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Definitions:

Extravasation

The leakage of a liquid, especially of blood or an intravenous fluid, out of a vessel and into surrounding tissues, often due to vessel puncture or rupture.

Infiltration

The process by which a fluid passively enters or accumulates in a tissue, often incorrectly referring to the unintended leakage of IV fluid into surrounding tissue.

Phlebitis

Inflammation of a vein, often in the legs, that can cause pain, swelling, redness, and, occasionally, blood clots.

Hemolytic

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