A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client with anxiety who is to receive an antianxiety agent as part of the treatment. The nurse recognizes that benzodiazepines would not be used based on which of the following conditions? Select all that apply
A) Cataracts
B) Acute narrow-angle glaucoma
C) Hypotension
D) Psychoses
E) Pregnancy
Ans: B, D, E
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The use of benzodiazepines is contraindicated in clients with known hypersensitivity, psychoses, acute narrow-angle glaucoma, and pregnancy.
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