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The nurse is assessing a client taking prescribed lamotrigine. Which client finding requires immediate follow-up?

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Rationale: Skin blistering is a serious adverse effect of lamotrigine, potentially indicating Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis, both life-threatening conditions requiring immediate medical attention. Abnormal dreams, dyspepsia, and xerostomia are less severe side effects that do not typically require urgent follow-up.

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