A client with severe COPD is starting roflumilast 500 mcg PO daily. Which adverse effect should the nurse teac…

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A client with severe COPD is starting roflumilast 500 mcg PO daily. Which adverse effect should the nurse teach the client to monitor for and report?

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Option 2: Weight loss, mood changes including new depression or suicidal ideation, GI symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, headache)

Correct (2): Roflumilast (PDE4 inhibitor) has notable adverse effects: weight loss (often >5% body weight), neuropsychiatric symptoms including depression and suicidal ideation, and GI symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, headache). Monitor weight, mood, and bowel pattern. Contraindicated in moderate-severe liver disease. (1,3,4) Not key roflumilast effects.

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Option 1: Hyperglycemia

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Option 3: Tinnitus

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Option 4: Hypertension

A client with severe COPD is starting roflumilast 500 mcg PO daily. Which adverse effect should the nurse teach the client to monitor for and report?

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A client with severe COPD is starting roflumilast 500 mcg PO daily. Which adverse effect should the nurse teach the client to monitor for and report?

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