The nurse administers pentazocine cautiously to what population?
A) Patients with known GI disease
B) Patients with known heart disease
C) Patients with known urinary disease
D) Patients with known respiratory disease
B
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Pentazocine must be administered cautiously to patients with known heart disease because the drug may cause cardiac stimulation including arrhythmias, hypertension, and increased myocardial oxygen consumption, which could lead to angina, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure. No indication exists that it must be given cautiously to patients with gastrointestinal, urinary, or respiratory diseases.
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