Question 10 4 pts A 70 year-old female presents to the ER with tachycardia, seizures, and difficulty breathing. A medication history is taken. She has been taking tramadol, an opioid agonist used for pain. She takes occasional diphenhydramine (Benadryl) for sleep and a multivitamin. While in the ER, her bloodwork shows elevated liver enzymes and severe liver damage. Which could be true? Renal impairment causing too much diphenhydramine in the blood. Liver damage causing accumulation of toxic metabolites of tramadol. Gastric ulceration causing decreased absorption of the tramadol. No answer text provided.
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