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A patient has atony of the smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract. Which type of medication may be administered to increase smooth muscle strength? |
Cholinergic Drug |
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The physician orders benztropine mesylate. What disease process would contraindicate the administration of this anticholinergic medication? |
Narrow-angle glaucoma |
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A patient has been diagnosed with COPD. The patient is to be administered tiotropium bromide. The patient's creatinine level is 25. What is the patient at risk for developing? |
drug toxicity |
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a patient is being treated for parkinson's disease and has been prescribed both levodopa and carbidopa. Why is this course of combination treatment most effective? |
Levodopa restores dopamine and carbidopa decreases peripheral breakdown of levodopa. |