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The physician prescribes metoprolol tartrate (a beta blocker) for an African American patient with hypertension. Based on the patient's ethnicity, the nurse should monitor the effectiveness of therapy closely, because:
 
  1) Higher doses of the drug may be needed to be effective.
  2) More gastrointestinal side effects occur with this group.
  3) Flushing and palpitations are common among African Americans.
  4) Rebound hypotension commonly occurs in this group.
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Smart ... Thanks!
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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