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ATI N180 Pharmacology Quiz 2 Questions
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A nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed ondansetron (Zofran) for postoperative nausea and vomiting. Which of the following is a complication associated with this medication?
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Rationale: The correct answer is A: Prolonged QT interval. Ondansetron is known to cause QT interval prolongation, which can lead to a potentially fatal arrhythmia called
Torsades de Pointes. This side effect is associated with higher doses of the medication or when it is given rapidly via IV. Extrapyramidal symptoms (
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B) are not typically associated with ondansetron. Nausea (
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C) and vomiting (
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D) are symptoms that ondansetron is actually used to treat, so they are not complications of the medication itself.
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