Question # 80

A patient is scheduled for elective percutaneous coronary intervention. The nurse reviews the medication list and notes the patient has been taking metformin. The most appropriate action is:

Options:

A.

Continue metformin without change

B.

Hold metformin the morning of the procedure and for 48 hours afterward (or per institutional protocol) because of the risk of lactic acidosis if contrast-induced nephropathy occurs

C.

Double the metformin dose

D.

Switch to insulin permanently

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