The nurse would administer desmopressin (DDAVP) cautiously, with careful monitoring, to the patient with what co-morbidity? (Select all that apply.)
A) Hyponatremia
B) Asthma
C) Severe renal dysfunction
D) Gastrointestinal (GI) disease
E) Epilepsy
A, B, E
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Caution should be used with any known vascular disease because of its effects on vascular smooth muscle, epilepsy, asthma, and with hyponatremia, which could be exacerbated by the effects of the drug. The drug is contraindicated and should not be used in patients with severe renal dysfunction. GI disease is not a caution or contraindication.
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