Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 159

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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride (Flexeril) for the treatment of muscle spasm. Which of the following medical conditions is contraindicated with the use of the medication?

  

     A. Diabetes Mellitus

     B. Angle-closure glaucoma

     C. Emphysema

     D. Urinary tract infection

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Angle-closure glaucoma

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Cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride (Flexeril) has an anticholinergic effect, so it is used in caution with patients with angle-closure glaucoma, urinary retention, and increased intraocular pressure.

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Options A, C, and D: These conditions are not contraindicated with the medication.

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