A client with which of the following would require the nurse to use caution when administering a skeletal muscle relaxant? Select all that apply
A) Cerebrovascular accident
B) Diabetes
C) Epilepsy
D) Pregnancy
E) Parkinsonism
Ans: A, C, D, E
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Skeletal muscle relaxants are used with caution in clients with a history of cerebrovascular accident, cerebral palsy, parkinsonism, or epilepsy and during pregnancy and lactation.
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