A patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient is diagnosed with multiple injuries including a bladder injury
The patient is taken to surgery and develops a nonobstructive postoperative urinary retention. What drug would the nurse expect to be ordered for this patient? A) Neostigmine
B) Bethanechol
C) Ambenonium
D) Pyridostigmine
B
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The agent bethanechol, which has an affinity for the cholinergic receptors in the urinary bladder, is available for use orally and subcutaneously to treat nonobstructive postoperative and postpartum urinary retention and to treat neurogenic bladder atony. The other options are not indicated for this purpose.
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