A client is in the cardiovascular clinic for a 3-month follow-up visit. At the first visit, the client was prescribed hydrochlorothiazide and amlodipine for hypertension. Which statement by the client would be concerning to the nurse and should be reported to the primary health care provider (PHCP)?

.A client is in the cardiovascular clinic for a 3-month follow-up visit. At the first visit, the client was prescribed hydrochlorothiazide and amlodipine for hypertension. Which statement by the client would be concerning to the nurse and should be reported to the primary health care provider (PHCP?

Response1. "I like to have a banana every morning with my breakfast."

2. "I occasionally experience slight dizziness when I get up in the morning."

3. "I started taking licorice root for my occasional heartburn."

4. "I usually take my hydrochlorothiazide first thing in the morning".

3. "I started taking licorice root for my occasional heartburn."

Explanation:

Consumption of licorice root can leads to increase in high blood pressure as it contains glycyrrhiznic acid, which deactivates protective enzymes in the kidney. It also lower pottasium levels in human, known as hypokalemia.

Therefore, the client who has being diagnosed of hypertension has a lot of risks by taking root of licorice, because of its constituents and effects on blood pressure.