A Patient Calls the Clinic to Ask About Taking Cranberry

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient calls the clinic to ask about taking cranberry dietary supplement capsules because a friend recommended them. The nurse will discuss which possible concern when a patient is taking cranberry supplements?

• A) It may increase the risk for bleeding if the patient is taking anticoagulants.
• B) It may increase the risk of toxicity of some psychotherapeutic drugs.
• C) It may reduce elimination of drugs that are excreted by the kidneys.
• D) Cranberry may increase the intensity and duration of effects of caffeine.

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