You note all of the following changes in the last week in a 72-year-old nursing home patient taking nortriptyline (Pamelor) for chronic pain.For which problem do you immediately notify the prescriber?
A) Heart rate decreased from 80 to 72 beats/min.
B) Respiratory rate decreased from 20 to 16 breaths/min.
C) Weight increased from 128 to 137 lb.
D) Morning blood glucose increased from 86 to 94 mg/dL.
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