NEUROLOGY
SURGERY
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Question
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The nurse is educating a patient with glaucoma about medications. Which medications will the nurse educate the patient about that decrease aqueous production? (Select all that apply.)
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Alpha-adrenergic agonists
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
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Beta-blockers
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Miotics
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Calcium channel blockers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -7. The nurse is monitoring a client with glaucoma. Which of the following drugs, if prescribed for the client, would the nurse question? Metipranolol (Optipranolol).
Detailed explanation-2: -Specifically, the prostamides, prostaglandin analogs, and parasympathomimetics increase aqueous outflow. Beta-blockers and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) suppress aqueous formation, and -adrenergic agonists lower IOP by both decreasing aqueous production and increasing uveoscleral outflow.
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