Nursing Interview Question:

The client with depression has been hospitalized for 3 days on the psychiatric unit. This is the second hospitalization during the past year. The physician orders a different drug, tranylcypromine sulfate (Parnate), when the client does not respond positively to a tricyclic antidepressant. Which of the following reactions should the client is cautioned about if her diet includes foods containing tryaminetyramine?

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* A. Heart block
* B. Grand mal seizure
* C. Respiratory arrest
* D. Hypertensive crisis

D. Hypertensive crisis
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