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A nurse in a substance abuse clinic is assessing a client who recently started taking disulfiram. The client reports having discontinued the medication after experiencing severe nausea and vomiting. Which of the following reasons should the nurse suspect to be a likely cause of the client's distress?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: The client consumed alcohol while taking the medication. Disulfiram is used to deter alcohol consumption by causing unpleasant effects, such as severe nausea and vomiting, when alcohol is consumed. This reaction occurs because disulfiram blocks the breakdown of alcohol in the body, leading to the buildup of acetaldehyde, which causes the adverse symptoms.
Therefore, if the client consumed alcohol while taking disulfiram, it would trigger the reported distress.

Incorrect choices:
A: The client demonstrated an allergic response to the medication - Allergic reactions typically involve symptoms like rash, itching, swelling, or difficulty breathing, not nausea and vomiting.
C: The client took an overdose of the medication - Overdose of disulfiram can lead to serious symptoms, but severe nausea and vomiting are more likely due to alcohol interaction.
D: The client experienced a common side effect to the medication - While nausea and vomiting are common side effects of disulfiram, in this case, the symptoms are

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