A Patient Undergoing an Emergency Appendectomy Has Been Using St

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient undergoing an emergency appendectomy has been using St. John's wort to prevent depression. Which complication would the nurse expect in the postanesthesia care unit?

• A)Increased discomfort
• B)Increased blood pressure
• C)Increased anesthesia recovery time
• D)Increased postoperative wound bleeding

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The capital city of North Carolina, named after the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh.

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