A 76-year-old man with asthma is being treated with an anticholinergic. What will the nurse be careful to assess for?
A) Cardiac arrhythmias
B) Prostatic hypertrophy
C) Thyroid conditions
D) Parkinsonism
B
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Anticholinergics can produce urinary hesitancy and urinary retention, conditions that would aggravate the signs and symptoms of prostatic hypertrophy. Older patients given anti-cholinergics should be encouraged to empty the bladder before taking the drug. These drugs are used to treat parkinsonism. Thyroid conditions and cardiac arrhythmias are not cautions or contraindications to the use of these drugs.
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