NCLEX-PN
MSC NCLEX Physiological Integrity Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Questions
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The client with GERD is taking cimetidine. Which serum laboratory finding should the nurse determine is most concerning?
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Rationale: A: Elevation of liver enzymes should be most concerning because drug-induced hepatitis is an adverse effect of cimetidine (Tagamet H
B) therapy. B: Histamine-2 receptor blockers can cause myelosuppression including thrombocytopenia. A decreased (not increased) platelet count would be concerning. C: Renal adverse effects of the drug include elevated (not decreased) creatinine and BUN. D: Cimetidine can increase (not decrease) secretion of prolactin from the anterior pituitary, inducing gynecomastia.
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