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Hope your days been lucky! Heres the answer to the #NCLEX Mastery Question of the Day! A patient with diabetes taking acarbose should be assessed for which potential adverse reaction? B. Elevated AST and ALT •Acarbose has been shown to cause liver damage, leading to an elevation of serum transaminases. •Acarbose inhibits alpha-glucosidase, an enzyme needed to digest complex carbohydrates in the gut. •Acarbose and all other alpha-glucosidase inhibitors do not normally cause hypoglycemia. •Acarbose is not associated with elevated creatinine or anemia.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 22:30:00 +0000

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