Consider the following anticholinergic medications, and select the one that a health care provider working in a preoperative holding unit would anticipate administering to a newly admitted pa-tient
a. Dicyclomine (Bentyl)
b. Clidinium (Quarzan)
c. Glycopyrrolate (Robinul)
d. Propantheline (Pro-Banthine)
ANS: C
Glycopyrrolate is used as a preoperative agent to inhibit salivation and excessive respiratory se-cretions.
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