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The Physician Has Ordered Doxazosin Mesylate (Cardura)for a Female Patient

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The physician has ordered doxazosin mesylate (Cardura) for a female patient.What important information should the nurse give this patient?


A) She should weigh herself daily and report any weight loss to the physician.
B) She must increase her potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots.
C) The impaired taste associated with the medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks.
D) She should take her first dose while lying down, because prazosin has a first-dose effect.

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