Based on the nurse's understanding about anti-infectives, the nurse would administer nitrofurantoin cautiously to a client with which condition? Select all that apply
A) Hypertension
B) Diabetes
C) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
D) Cerebral arteriosclerosis
E) Myasthenia gravis
Ans: B, C, D
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A nurse should administer nitrofurantoin cautiously to a client with the following conditions: diabetes, G6PD deficiency, and cerebral arteriosclerosis.
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