The nursing instructor is discussing the use of sympathomimetics in patients who have acute bronchospasm
The instructor shares with the students that this classification of drugs is contraindicated or only used with great caution in patients with what disorders? (Select all that apply.) A) Hypothyroidism
B) Cardiac disease
C) Kidney disease
D) Diabetes mellitus
E) Peripheral vascular disease
B, D, E
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Before administering a sympathomimetic the nurse should assess for possible contraindications or cautions that include any known allergies to any drug in this class, cigarette use, cardiac disease, vascular disease, arrhythmias, diabetes, and hyperthyroidism. Sympathomimetics have no known adverse effects in hypothyroidism or kidney disease.
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