The nurse is preparing to administer a first dose of benztropine (Cogentin) to a patient diagnosed with parkinsonism. The nurse would notify the patient's provider if the patient had a history of which condition?
a. Asthma
b. Glaucoma
c. Hypertension
d. Irritable bowel disease
ANS: B
Patients with a history of glaucoma should not take anticholinergic medications. Anticholinergics are not contraindicated in patients who have asthma, hypertension, or irritable bowel disease.
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