Question

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the nurse is administering cephulac (lactulose) to decrease the ammonia level in a client who has hepatic encephalopathy. what should the nurse carefully monitor for that may indicate a medication overdose?

• vomiting
• watery diarrhea
• asterixis
• ringing in the ears

Explanation:

Lactulose (Cephulac) is used for hepatic encephalopathy. An overdose of lactulose can cause excessive osmotic effects in the gut, leading to watery diarrhea. Vomiting isn't a typical overdose sign for lactulose. Asterixis is related to hepatic encephalopathy, not overdose. Ringing in the ears isn't associated with lactulose overdose. So watery diarrhea is the indicator.

Answer:

B. Watery diarrhea (assuming the options are labeled with letters, and the option for watery diarrhea is the correct one. If the original options had labels like A - D, adjust the identifier as per the actual labeling. Here, based on the options, the correct one is the "Watery diarrhea" option.)