A client is prescribed topical triamcinolone. The nurse is aware that the client may experience systemic adverse reactions. Which of the following might the nurse assess? Select all that apply
A) Hyperglycemia
B) Myasthenia gravis
C) Cushing's syndrome
D) Nausea
E) Fever
Ans: A, C
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Systemic reactions caused by the topical administration of triamcinolone (Aristocort) that the nurse should be alert for include hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression, Cushing's syndrome, hyperglycemia, and glycosuria.
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