When reviewing the client's medical record, the nurse understands that which of the following if found would contraindicate administering phenytoin (Dilantin) to a client? Select all that apply
A) Pregnancy
B) Sinus bradycardia
C) Hepatic disease
D) Diabetes
E) Atrial fibrillation
Ans: A, B
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The use of phenytoin is contraindicated in clients with known hypersensitivity to the drug, sinus bradycardia, sinoatrial block, Adam-Stokes syndrome, and second- and third-degree atrioventricular block and in clients who are pregnant or lactating.
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