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Average Score: 91%
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The nurse is teaching a client with ulcerative colitis who has been prescribed sulfasalazine (Azulfidine). What clinical manifestations will the nurse tell the client to be particularly alert for when taking this drug?
Correct answer
A, B, C, E
Rationale
Sulfasalazine side effects include flu-like symptoms (A), purplish rash (B), skin blisters (C), and nausea (E). Anorexia (D) is less common.