Ch. 25 Muscle Relaxants

Which medication is classified as an antianxiety medication but is also used to treat muscle spasms?

Diazepam (Valium)

When developing a teaching plan for a client who is to receive carisoprodol, which sign or symptom would the nurse include as the most common adverse reaction?

drowsiness

Which adverse effect should the nurse assess for when administering cyclobenzaprine?

drowsiness

When prescribed dantrolene, what is the most serious adverse effect the client should be instructed about?

hepatitis

Spinal reflexes are the simplest nerve pathways that monitor movement and posture.

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A 43-year-old woman was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 2 years ago and has experienced a recent exacerbation of her symptoms, including muscle spasticity. Consequently, she has been prescribed Dantrolene (Dantrium). In light of this new addition to her drug regimen, what teaching point should the woman's nurse provide?

"You might find that this drug exacerbates some of your muscle weakness while it relieves your spasticity."

A male client routinely takes baclofen as a skeletal muscle relaxant for a neuromuscular disorder. His last lab results indicate that he is experiencing renal insufficiency. Based on these data, what would the nurse expect the health care provider to do?

Reduce the dose

A nurse is instructing a patient who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about dantrolene (Dantrium). The patient is a 38-year-old-male and the foreman for a construction company. In order to minimize one important adverse effect of the drug, the nurse will give the patient which instruction?

Wear appropriate clothing and sunscreen whenever he is in direct sunlight.

A client has received a prescription for baclofen. The home care nurse would schedule which laboratory tests to monitor this client?

Liver function tests

A patient has been diagnosed with cervical dystonia. The nurse would expect which medication to be ordered for this patient?

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