A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is to receive a cholinergic blocking drug. Which of the following would the nurse identify, if found, as contraindicating the use of the drug? Select all that apply
A) Pancreatitis
B) Diabetes
C) Asthma
D) Glaucoma
E) Myocardial infarction
Ans: D, E
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The use of a cholinergic blocking drug is contraindicated in clients with known hypersensitivity to the drugs, glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, tachyarrhythmias, myocardial infarction, and congestive heart failure (unless bradycardia is present).
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