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anjilletteb

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Which response can the nurse expect to see in the client who has parkinsonism and is being treated with anticholinergics?
 
  a. Decreased cognition
  b. Increased muscle tone
  c. Diuresis
  d. Decreased tremors and rigidity

Question 2

The client that would be a poor candidate for treatment with an atropine-like drug is the client who has:
 
  a. parkinsonism.
  b. a peptic ulcer.
  c. cirrhosis.
  d. glaucoma.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
This is the use for parkinsonism, a disease whose symptoms include tremors, bradykinesia, rigidity, and drooling.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Atropine may cause pupillary dilation, which increases intraocular pressure.





 

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