The nurse is preparing to administer an MAOI to a patient. The nurse knows which of the following are correct? .
a) Adverse effects of orthostatic hypotension
b) All of the MAOIs cause irreversible inhibition of MAO. Because recovery from irreversible inhibition requires synthesis of new MAO molecules, effects of the irreversible inhibitors persist for about 2 weeks after drug withdrawal.
c) Drug causes orthostatic hypertension crisis when combined with tyramine foods
d) Hypertensive crisis caused by tyramine is characterized by severe headache, tachycardia, hypertension, nausea, vomiting, confusion, and profuse sweating—possibly leading to stroke and death.
