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A Patient Is Taking Linaclotide (Linzess) to Treat Irritable Bowel

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A patient is taking linaclotide (Linzess) to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) . The nurse will monitor this patient for which adverse effect?


Definitions:

IQR

The interquartile range, a measure of variability, expressed as the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of the data.

Median

The middle value in a data set, which divides the data into two halves when arranged in order.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the count of numbers.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers.

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