Patho ch.25 Muscle relaxant

Signs and symptoms of what would necessitate discontinuation of dantrolene therapy?

hepatic dysfunction

A client has told the nurse that she has been invited to a work colleague's house where she and some of her peers will be able to receive Botox injections. What is the nurse's best response?

"It's safest to have these injections performed under medical supervision

A surgical client has developed malignant hyperthermia. Which medication can be used to treat this health emergency?

dantrolene

The nurse is planning care for a client who has been prescribed dantrolene therapy. The nurse knows that the plan should incorporate monitoring for what serious adverse effect?

dantrolene

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."

The client is taking cyclobenzaprine for muscle spasms secondary to an injury to the lumbar spine that occurred while lifting a motor at work. The client is being seen for a follow-up visit by the health care provider. The client reports dry mouth, blurred vision, and constipation. Why is the client having these side effects from cyclobenzaprine?

Cyclobenzaprine produces an anticholinergic response

A client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is experiencing muscle spasticity. Which drug would the nurse expect the physician to order?

Dantrolene

A client who is experiencing lower back pain has been prescribed cyclobenzaprine. The nurse should provide what health education in order to ensure safe and effective treatment?

This will likely make you drowsy, so don't take it before doing anything that would require alertness.

A client with a history of malignant hyperthermia is scheduled for surgery. Which agent would the nurse most likely expect to administer?

dantrolene

A patient comes to the clinic for a botox injection around her eyes. While making an assessment, the nurse finds that the patient is taking polymyxin for an infection. What would the nurse do first?

notify physician

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 caring for a patient who is receiving cyclobenzaprine. Which of is the action of the drug on the patient?

reduction of muscle spasm

A patient has been prescribed methocarbamol for fibromyalgia. The nurse has spent an hour educating the patient on the use of methocarbamol for muscle pain. Which statement by the patient indicates that the patient has an understanding of at least one of the significant side effects of methocarbamol?

My urine could be discolored while I take this drug

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

drowsiness

The nurse is providing education to a client who has been prescribed dantrolene. What serious adverse effect should the nurse mention during teaching?

hepatitis

What is the most important teaching from the plan of care, to emphasize, when a client is prescribed a skeletal muscle relaxant?

Do not drive or operate machinery until individual drug effects are known.

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 with muscle spasticity has been prescribed baclofen. In order to promote the safe use of this medication, the nurse should encourage the client to:

avoid alcohol

Muscle spasms are thought to arise from the flood of sensory impulses coming to the spinal cord from an injured area.

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