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A nurse is teaching a client who has tuberculosis about the prescribed drug regimen, which includes isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol.
The nurse should instruct the client to report which signs or symptoms as possible adverse effects of these drugs? (Select all that apply.)
Jaundice, vision changes and numbness in the hands or feet are possible adverse effects of the drugs used to treat tuberculosis. The nurse should instruct the client to report these signs or symptoms as they may indicate liver damage, optic neuritis or peripheral neuropathy respectively.
Jaundice, vision changes and numbness in the hands or feet are possible adverse effects of the drugs used to treat tuberculosis. The nurse should instruct the client to report these signs or symptoms as they may indicate liver damage, optic neuritis or peripheral neuropathy respectively.
Choice C is wrong because hearing loss is not a common side effect of these drugs. Hearing loss may be caused by other drugs such as aminoglycosides.
Choice D is wrong because orange-colored urine is a harmless side effect of rifampin and does not need to be reported.
Jaundice, vision changes and numbness in the hands or feet are possible adverse effects of the drugs used to treat tuberculosis. The nurse should instruct the client to report these signs or symptoms as they may indicate liver damage, optic neuritis or peripheral neuropathy respectively.
Jaundice, vision changes and numbness in the hands or feet are possible adverse effects of the drugs used to treat tuberculosis. The nurse should instruct the client to report these signs or symptoms as they may indicate liver damage, optic neuritis or peripheral neuropathy respectively.
Choice C is wrong because hearing loss is not a common side effect of these drugs. Hearing loss may be caused by other drugs such as aminoglycosides.
Choice D is wrong because orange-colored urine is a harmless side effect of rifampin and does not need to be reported.
The nurse should inform the client about this expected change and reassure them that it is not harmful.
The normal ranges for liver function tests are:
• AST: 10-40 U/L
• ALT: 7-56 U/L
• ALP: 45-115 U/L
• Bilirubin: 0.1-1.2 mg/dL
The normal range for visual acuity is 20/20.
The normal range for sensation is intact and symmetrical in all extremities.