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A patient has taken five or six nitroglycerin tablets per day to prevent chest pain for more than 2 years. His health care provider has recommended that he decrease the amount of medication he takes a day to no more than three tablets.
 
  This patient should reduce his medication according to which timetable?
  a.
  Stop taking the medication all at once.
  b.
  Take one fewer tablet every 2 months.
  c.
  Gradually cut down over a period of time.
  d.
  Take the medication once a week.
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6 years ago
ANS: C
A person using a nitrate for a long period of time should gradually cut down the amount taken to avoid causing more anginal attacks, which may happen if the drug is stopped suddenly.
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6 years ago
What an excellent community, thanks for answering
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