DEFINITIONS & RECOGNITION
Antidepressant class requiring diet changes
: MAOIs
Life-threatening complication
Hypertensive crisis
Teaching priority
Avoid tyramine foods
High-risk food category
Aged foods
“Moderation is okay” is
Wrong
Example MAOI
Phenelzine
Trigger substance
Tyramine
Action for severe headache
Check BP and notify provider
Beverage to avoid
Wine
Delayed headache indicates
Emergency
Enzyme MAOIs inhibit
Monoamine oxidase
Symptom of hypertensive crisis
Severe headache
Long-term nursing focus
Diet education
Protein to avoid
Cured meats
Most tested teaching point
Diet restrictions
Why MAOIs are rarely first-line
Dangerous interactions
Most dangerous vital sign change
Elevated blood pressure
Monitoring priority
Blood pressure
Fermented foods risk
High tyramine
Priority over mood improvement
Safety
Primary use today
Treatment-resistant depression
Why emergency care is needed
Stroke risk
Safety goal
Prevent hypertensive crisis
NCLEX food clue
Cheese
Core NCLEX rule
Food = life or death