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Title: The patient tells the nurse that he gets a headache after taking an antihypertensive. The nurse ...
Post by: chasehern on Jan 24, 2018
The patient tells the nurse that he gets a headache after taking an antihypertensive. The nurse explains that this is a(n)
 
  1. uncommon symptom.
  2. side effect.
  3. drug interaction.
  4. desired effect.


Title: The patient tells the nurse that he gets a headache after taking an antihypertensive. The nurse ...
Post by: dandy on Jan 24, 2018
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Because a medication may influence many body systems at the same time, the effect of the me-dication is often not restricted to desired action. Side effects are usually seen as mild but annoy-ing responses to the medication.