Anticholinergic drugs are used in ophthalmology because they produce what effect?
A) Sedation
B) Pupil dilation
C) Pupil constriction
D) Decreased lacrimal secretions
B
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Patients receiving anticholinergic drugs must be monitored for dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, constipation, urinary retention, tachycardia, pupil dilation and photophobia, cycloplegia and blurring of vision, and heat intolerance caused by a decrease in sweating.
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