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Question 1 of 5

The nurse is caring for a client who is refusing to take their prescribed metformin (Glucophage). The nurse understands that the most common side effects of metformin are:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Metformin commonly causes gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea due to its mechanism of action in the gut. These symptoms are typically mild and transient. Palpitations (
B), headaches (
C), and heartburn (
D) are not common side effects of metformin. Palpitations are more commonly associated with medications that affect the heart, headaches may occur with some medications but are not a typical side effect of metformin, and heartburn is not a known side effect of metformin.
Therefore, choices B, C, and D are incorrect.

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