A client is prescribed ambenonium. The nurse would assess the client closely if the client has a history of which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Diabetes
B) Hypertension
C) Tachycardia
D) Epilepsy
E) Megacolon
Ans: B, D
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Cholinergic drugs, like ambenonium, are used cautiously in clients with hypertension, epilepsy, cardiac arrhythmias, bradycardia, recent coronary occlusion, and megacolon.
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