A Nurse Instructs a Patient Taking a Medication That Inhibits

question 24

Multiple Choice

A nurse instructs a patient taking a medication that inhibits the action of monoamine oxidase (MAO) to avoid certain foods and drugs because of the risk for which of the following?

• A) Hypotensive shock
• B) Hypertensive crisis
• C) Cardiac dysrhythmia
• D) Cardiogenic shock

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