A client asks the nurse why he experiences a metallic taste after taking certain medications.The nurse explains that a medication may cause glandular secretions that occur by which routes?
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Medications can alter the taste by affecting glandular secretions such as saliva, sweat, and breast milk. These secretions can carry the medication or its metabolites, which can lead to a metallic taste in the mouth. Urine and feces are excretory routes and do not directly affect taste.

A Client Asks the Nurse Why He Experiences a Metallic