A client is ordered to receive propranolol (Inderal). The nurse notes that the client has a history of asthma. The nurse calls the ordering physician with the knowledge that propranolol may cause:
a. no change in airway.
b. bronchial constriction.
c. bronchial dilation.
d. bronchial enlargement.
ANS: B
As a beta-blocker, propranolol (Inderal) may cause airway constriction, exacerbating the asthmatic changes.
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