A patient is experiencing diarrhea and being treated with diphenoxylate (Lomotil). The presence of which condition requires that diphenoxylate (Lomotil) be administered cautiously?
A) Edema
B) Hepatorenal disease
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Cardiovascular insufficiency
B
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Diphenoxylate should be used with extreme caution in patients with severe hepatorenal disease because hepatic coma may be precipitated. Edema, congestive heart failure, and cardiovascular insufficiency are not conditions in which cautious administration with diphenoxylate is needed.
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