The nurse administers metoclopramide to the patient with what condition?
A) Chronic diabetic gastroparesis
B) Impaction
C) Encopresis
D) Patients requiring diagnostic procedures
A
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Indications for metoclopramide include relief of acute and chronic diabetic gastroparesis, short-term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disorder in adults who cannot tolerate standard therapy, prevention of postoperative or chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, facilitation of small-bowel intubation, stimulation of gastric emptying, and promotion of intestinal transit of barium. It would not be used for treatment of impaction, encopresis, and in patients requiring diagnostic procedures.
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